admiral

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Recent Examples of admiral As of 2023, there were 37 four-star generals and admirals across the entire U.S. military. Adeola Adeosun gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 May 2025 McRaven retired in 2014 as a four-star admiral and the ninth commander of the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM). Chris Harris, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025 The Pentagon’s moves, coupled with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s purge of generals and admirals who had advocated diversity efforts, represent an about face for the military on the promotion of diversity that had been rekindled after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020. Tom Vanden Brook, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025 The administration this month removed a top Navy admiral from her post as U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee. Arkansas Online, 12 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for admiral
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Noun
  • When his estranged son vanishes during a space mission, a once-legendary, now fallen from grace shuttle commander is pulled into a high-stakes hostage exchange in space to get his boy back from captors who are not from Earth.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • The military services were rushing to put out new guidance to help commanders work through the process, including what to do in more complex situations, such as if any of the troops are deployed, at sea or may require special orders or funding to meet the deadlines.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • But what stood out largely was the commodore amongst the stylish guests who trekked to the Fishtown neighborhood.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • By this time, the wind had reached 30 knots, or about 34 miles per hour, and the ship was beginning to lean to one side — and the deckhand ran to wake the skipper, which happened around 4 a.m.
    Greta Bjornson, People.com, 15 May 2025
  • Bayesian’s skipper, James Cutfield, told the overnight watchkeepers to wake him if the wind speed increased above 23 mph or if the boat started dragging anchor, the report said.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Noun
  • The Spanish midfielder grew in stature and status under Mourinho, and at one point looked like captain material.
    Carl Anka, New York Times, 16 May 2025
  • Does the 118 get a new captain? Following Bobby's death, the 118 saw their dickish ex-captain, Gerrard, temporarily step back into the role.
    Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2025

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“Admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admiral. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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