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a high-ranking officer in the navy
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Recent Examples of admirals
Phelan's departure puts him on a list of over 30 Pentagon officials who have been ousted since Hegseth's arrival at the Pentagon, many of them generals and admirals.
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Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Hegseth also has fired several other top generals, admirals and defense leaders since taking office last year.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The firings—we’ve had a lot of generals and admirals fired, including the head of the Army, during this conflict.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
These are not the polished relics of admirals and officers but the everyday possessions of working men who fought and died aboard a burning warship.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Pentagon officials have not given a reason for the departure, which is the latest of more than a dozen firings of top generals and admirals.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
Early military rule Japan set up a government in Korea with the governor-generalship filled by generals or admirals appointed by the Japanese emperor.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Kudrow, who of course spent years on Friends, and King, who did his time in Murphy Brown and later ran 2 Broke Girls, are former admirals who have seen their vast, 22-episode-a-year domains dry up to the size of a kiddie pool.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
China had at least 30 generals and admirals at the start of 2023 who ran specialized departments and theater commands.
—New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Npr Staff, NPR, 23 Apr. 2026
Hegseth also has fired several other top generals, admirals and defense leaders since taking office last year.
—ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026
The firings—we’ve had a lot of generals and admirals fired, including the head of the Army, during this conflict.
—Adam Harris, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026
These are not the polished relics of admirals and officers but the everyday possessions of working men who fought and died aboard a burning warship.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Apr. 2026
Pentagon officials have not given a reason for the departure, which is the latest of more than a dozen firings of top generals and admirals.
—Arkansas Online, 3 Apr. 2026
Early military rule Japan set up a government in Korea with the governor-generalship filled by generals or admirals appointed by the Japanese emperor.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026
Kudrow, who of course spent years on Friends, and King, who did his time in Murphy Brown and later ran 2 Broke Girls, are former admirals who have seen their vast, 22-episode-a-year domains dry up to the size of a kiddie pool.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2026
China had at least 30 generals and admirals at the start of 2023 who ran specialized departments and theater commands.
—New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admirals
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But the logic that now organizes all of these institutions is increasingly shaped by security commanders and battlefield veterans whose formative experiences are defined not by negotiation but by confrontation.—
Hamidreza Azizi,
Time,
9 May 2026
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That quick solution involved Putin extending the reach of his own Federal Protection Service (FSO) – which at that time only protected Gerasimov in the military command - to provide security to 10 more senior commanders.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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In terms of skippers, our Frank Selee might rightly be considered more philosopher than a pugilist.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
6 May 2026
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While Cora, who was also part of the Astros’ 2017 sign-stealing scandal, is now on the unemployment line, he is considered one of the better skippers in baseball.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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In addition, the states will collect catch information from anglers and for-hire captains to monitor catches and gain insight into changes in angler behavior under pilot program requirements.—
Steve Waters,
Miami Herald,
9 May 2026
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The expedition set sail on May 19, 1845, and was last seen in July 1845 in Baffin Bay by the captains of two whaling ships.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 May 2026
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Something awarded only to licensed pilots with a perfect safety record of 50 years, and less than one percent of airline pilots -- only a handful of women -- have received it.—
Rina Nakano,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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Given that the cutoff age in America for commercial airline pilots is 65, eyebrows might be raised by making 82-year-old Ben Kingsley the captain on a flight from Los Angeles to Shanghai.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Admirals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admirals. Accessed 12 May. 2026.
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