as in commander
a high-ranking officer in the navy
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Recent Examples of admiral
Pentagon officials have not given a reason for the departure, which is the latest of more than a dozen firings of top generals and admirals.
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Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
Hegseth has fired or sidelined more than a dozen admirals or generals.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The 2027 deadline was first put forward in 2021 by an American admiral who noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping might take action in the centennial year of the People’s Liberation Army.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2026
Kudrow, who of course spent years on Friends, and King, who did his time in Murphy Brown and later ran 2 Broke Girls, are former admirals who have seen their vast, 22-episode-a-year domains dry up to the size of a kiddie pool.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
Hegseth has fired or sidelined more than a dozen admirals or generals.
—Steve Beynon, ABC News, 2 Apr. 2026
The 2027 deadline was first put forward in 2021 by an American admiral who noted that Chinese President Xi Jinping might take action in the centennial year of the People’s Liberation Army.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 21 Mar. 2026
Kudrow, who of course spent years on Friends, and King, who did his time in Murphy Brown and later ran 2 Broke Girls, are former admirals who have seen their vast, 22-episode-a-year domains dry up to the size of a kiddie pool.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admiral
Noun
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Mikkelsen will take the role of mission commander and Philips the role of pilot.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
19 Apr. 2026
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement resolved that issue on April 3 by detaining Hamideh Soleimani Afshar and Sarinasadat Hosseiny, the niece and grandniece of the late Iranian commander.—
Danielle Pletka,
Washington Post,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The coast guard command will be led by a commodore and backed up by an unspecified number of personnel, patrol ships and aircraft for law enforcement, monitoring, environmental protection and search and rescue.—
Jim Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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In 2019, club members suspected Stellato of $20,000 worth of embezzlement and relieved him of his rear commodore position, according to court records.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Closer Devin Williams seemed almost offended that he was asked about the management of the third-year skipper.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the skipper and the rest of the crew work frantically to put the ship about and head back to recover the person.—
David Szondy
April 19,
New Atlas,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Del Toro and Spenny, who also came up to the varsity as freshmen, are co-captains along with Marzullo.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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The Kings’ lone goal came from Artemi Panarin while captain Gabriel Landeskog had the other Colorado goal.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admiral. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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