as in commander
a high-ranking officer in the navy
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Recent Examples of admiral
At Quantico last week, the president and secretary of war strode into a hall packed with generals and admirals, stars glittering on shoulders.
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Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
A bit of research, however, finds the Norwegian admiral lived until 1943.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
The actor, star of Netflix’s Undercover and Ferry, will portray Jan Janszoon, also known as Murat Reis, a real-life Dutch sea captain who converted to Islam and became one of the most powerful pirate admirals in the North African city of Salé.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
These details are currently the most public yet to emerge about the gathering, which Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals and admirals to attend.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
A bit of research, however, finds the Norwegian admiral lived until 1943.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2025
The actor, star of Netflix’s Undercover and Ferry, will portray Jan Janszoon, also known as Murat Reis, a real-life Dutch sea captain who converted to Islam and became one of the most powerful pirate admirals in the North African city of Salé.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2025
These details are currently the most public yet to emerge about the gathering, which Hegseth ordered hundreds of generals and admirals to attend.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admiral
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The Lost in Space ship was piloted by Guy Williams as the expedition commander and Lockhart's onscreen husband, Professor John Robinson, and Mark Goddard's Major West.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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Still, the commander-in-chief can authorize military force without Congress, but only in response to an imminent threat.—
Brendan Rascius,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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The high school club also operates with the blessing of Marlon Harvey, a 1980 Mount Carmel alum who now is commodore of the Jackson Park Yacht Club.—
Susan DeGrane,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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In February 1942, Alfred Stanford, commodore of the Cruising Club of America, one of the country’s leading amateur sailing groups, sent a proposal to the Navy to use nonmilitary sailing vessels for anti-submarine patrols and rescue operations.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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Dodgers manager Dave Roberts cannot manage with the confidence and verve in handling his pitching staff last October; a rickety bullpen can make a skipper look skittish.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
26 Oct. 2025
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The Giants reportedly have found their next skipper not from a major league organization but rather a college baseball program, with Tony Vitello set to become the first coach to make the jump directly from a college program to a major league dugout with no prior professional experience.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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In fact, the American captain has no hope of putting his frustration behind him anytime soon.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Washington — The first officer of a United Express flight that ran off the end of a wet runway in Roanoke, Virginia last month tried to get the captain to abort the landing twice, investigators say.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admiral. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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