as in structure
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
claims that the problem will never be solved within the existing cadre of the state bureaucracy
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Recent Examples of cadre
After years of advocating to expand private and religious education and homeschooling, using tax dollars, a cadre of conservative activists is in a position to push forward its agenda.
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
In the early nineties, the halcyon days of mountain biking, a cadre of American cyclists competed all over the world on these glorious if archaic machines.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
The streams from his time in San Francisco, Oakland, and the nation’s capital did indeed feature some of the more frenzied throngs of people screaming his name and reaching out to touch him, held back only by a cadre of burly bodyguards.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Ukraine’s model of unit-level drone academies, standardized syllabi for FPV, ISR, and loitering units, and a pipeline of instructor cadres can be adapted to Taiwan’s reserve structure and mobilization pathways.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
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Megan O’Matz, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
In the early nineties, the halcyon days of mountain biking, a cadre of American cyclists competed all over the world on these glorious if archaic machines.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
The streams from his time in San Francisco, Oakland, and the nation’s capital did indeed feature some of the more frenzied throngs of people screaming his name and reaching out to touch him, held back only by a cadre of burly bodyguards.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Ukraine’s model of unit-level drone academies, standardized syllabi for FPV, ISR, and loitering units, and a pipeline of instructor cadres can be adapted to Taiwan’s reserve structure and mobilization pathways.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadre
Noun
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As Kerr has noted several times this season, teams play less often on back-to-back nights, instead using an every-other-night structure.—
Nick Friedell,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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The ribbed trim and longer sleeves add a dose of structure.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Oct. 2025
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The race’s result will likely shape the state's legal and political framework for years to come, and may influence national debates about political speech, accountability for public officials and the boundaries of campaign rhetoric.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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On the technical front, the platform supports multiple engines and frameworks, with native templates alongside integration with Godot and Phaser.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
31 Oct. 2025
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According to the researchers, the cell architecture is also compatible with existing lithium-ion battery production lines, thus allowing faster adoption by industry.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Artificial intelligence is already touching many parts of the chip design flow—helping with placement and routing, predicting yield outcomes, tuning analog circuits, automating simulation, and even guiding early architecture planning.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Cadre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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