as in commander
a high-ranking officer in the navy
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Recent Examples of admiral
Hegseth wants the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the U.S. military to be cut by at least 20 percent, according to a new memo released Monday.
HIGHER EDUCATION: Trump doesn’t have the legal authority to nix Harvard University’s tax-exempt status on his own.
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 May 2025
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
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Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 May 2025
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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admiral
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Israel launched the air war on June 13, attacking Iranian nuclear facilities and killing top military commanders as well as civilians in the worst blow to the Islamic Republic since the 1980s war with Iraq.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
29 June 2025
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Since then, the Mars satellites have acted as a super-speed web of cosmic messengers, passing data, imagery, software changes and commands between the Martian robotic scouts and their commanders across NASA.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
28 June 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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As the skipper of a 2024 pennant-winner, Boone has the honor of managing the American League in this year’s All-Star Game.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 June 2025
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Register at skippers meeting at 10 a.m. July 4 at the yacht club, 1950 Harbor Drive North.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 June 2025
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The Indiana Fever will be without guard Caitlin Clark for the third straight game after announcing that the 2025 All-Star Game captain will remain sidelined with a groin injury from the Commissioner’s Cup Championship game against the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2025
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About five minutes later, Lindholm says the ship started moving again and things appeared to be back to normal, adding the captain explained over the PA system that two people had fallen overboard, but both were safe and back on the ship.—
Jillian Frankel,
People.com,
1 July 2025
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“Admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admiral. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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