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a high-ranking officer in the navy
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Recent Examples of admirals
China’s military has undergone a sweeping anti-corruption purge in recent years, which has seen People’s Liberation Army generals, admirals, government ministers and other officials removed from their posts.
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Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
The alliance had been crucial during America’s War of Independence, providing naval power under admirals such as de Grasse, troops at Yorktown, and loans that kept the Continental Army afloat.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
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
One indicator of how entwined the government and army have become is the unusual number of generals and admirals, with promotions being doled out for political loyalty.
—German Padinger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
In the Caribbean, French admirals set their sights on the conquest of sugar islands like Jamaica—the diamonds in King George’s glittering imperial crown.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Fourteen different generals or admirals would occupy the Pink House — the equivalent to our West Wing — between then and 1983.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
In an amicus brief filed on Thursday, a group of former secretaries of the Army and Navy and retired four-star admirals and generals encouraged Judge Perry to express caution about the broader use of the National Guard in domestic operations.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
At Quantico last week, the president and secretary of war strode into a hall packed with generals and admirals, stars glittering on shoulders.
—Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Janis MacKey Frayer, NBC news, 26 Jan. 2026
The alliance had been crucial during America’s War of Independence, providing naval power under admirals such as de Grasse, troops at Yorktown, and loans that kept the Continental Army afloat.
—Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
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
One indicator of how entwined the government and army have become is the unusual number of generals and admirals, with promotions being doled out for political loyalty.
—German Padinger, CNN Money, 13 Nov. 2025
In the Caribbean, French admirals set their sights on the conquest of sugar islands like Jamaica—the diamonds in King George’s glittering imperial crown.
—Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025
Fourteen different generals or admirals would occupy the Pink House — the equivalent to our West Wing — between then and 1983.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
In an amicus brief filed on Thursday, a group of former secretaries of the Army and Navy and retired four-star admirals and generals encouraged Judge Perry to express caution about the broader use of the National Guard in domestic operations.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 9 Oct. 2025
At Quantico last week, the president and secretary of war strode into a hall packed with generals and admirals, stars glittering on shoulders.
—Loree Sutton, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admirals
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Iran launched multiple waves of missile and drone attacks at Israeli targets during that conflict, which started after Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran last year, killing several top military commanders and nuclear scientists.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
26 Jan. 2026
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Tuesday, during a status hearing in the ongoing consent decree, Snelling said the department’s 22 district commanders will soon face heightened scrutiny for officer misconduct allegations and the subsequent investigations into those claims.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
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Keep your eyes open for Martial and Mallow scrub-hairstreaks, lyside sulphurs, malachites, and a variety of skippers fluttering among the blooms.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
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Yacht skippers do this with a compass, log, chart, dividers, a straightedge, and a bit of luck, as do small plane pilots.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Dec. 2025
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Tech entrepreneurs eyeing cannabis resembled the ship captains of the age of exploration.—
Scott Eden,
Rolling Stone,
1 Feb. 2026
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Team captains, including Harold Landry and Marcus Jones, said Williams’ presence alone inspired him.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
1 Feb. 2026
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Court documents filed in December by the Department of Justice as part of a civil lawsuit brought last year by the family of a passenger killed on flight 5342 show the US government admitting failures by the Black Hawk pilots and a controller in the Reagan National Airport tower.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Investigators said controllers in the Reagan tower had been overly reliant on asking pilots to spot other aircraft and maintain visual separation.—
Gary Fields,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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