as in commander
a high-ranking officer in the navy
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Recent Examples of admiral
Walt later named the dry dock Fowler’s Harbor in a tribute to the admiral and called the nearby fish restaurant Maurie’s Lobster House after Fowler’s wife.
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Caine then read a citation by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth that praised the admiral for his role in seizing over 1 million pounds of cocaine and credited him for his role in the efforts to get an armed international force in Haiti led by Kenya.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Fonseca indicated a previous pledge by Hegseth to reduce the number of four-star generals and admirals in the military may have been in play.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Extravagance and the consequent money troubles force him to rent his estate to an admiral, which brings his family into the society of naval men—including Captain Wentworth, a suitor who Anne was persuaded by her relations to reject eight years ago.
—Chris Cohen, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
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Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 9 Jan. 2026
Caine then read a citation by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth that praised the admiral for his role in seizing over 1 million pounds of cocaine and credited him for his role in the efforts to get an armed international force in Haiti led by Kenya.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 12 Dec. 2025
Fonseca indicated a previous pledge by Hegseth to reduce the number of four-star generals and admirals in the military may have been in play.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 12 Dec. 2025
Extravagance and the consequent money troubles force him to rent his estate to an admiral, which brings his family into the society of naval men—including Captain Wentworth, a suitor who Anne was persuaded by her relations to reject eight years ago.
—Chris Cohen, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admiral
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Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, a former Guard commander, announced the terrorism designation, which probably will be mostly symbolic.—
Jon Gambrell,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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Days later, Trump, much to the surprise of even his own advisers, responded by assassinating Iran’s top military commander, Qassem Soleimani, in Iraq.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
31 Jan. 2026
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Not only as a fellow competitor but as the commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which has organized the Sydney Hobart Race since the first edition in 1945.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
17 Dec. 2025
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The global network of P-8 aircraft contributes to maritime domain awareness, said U.S. Navy Captain Rodney Erler, commodore of the Commander Task Force 72, a unit that commands maritime patrol aircraft in the Seventh Fleet across the Indo-Pacific region.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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Only the skipper, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, has been at the club longer than Lobotka.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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That could be merely some wishful thinking from the skipper, or it could be informed by the workouts and progress Thomson has seen up close.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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But the Sabres captain has played in 48 games this season while dealing with an unimaginable situation away from the rink.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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The short doesn’t record her confrontation with a flight attendant and the plane’s captain but rather bystanders’ reactions.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admiral. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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