as in structures
the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form
claims that the problem will never be solved within the existing cadre of the state bureaucracy
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Recent Examples of cadres
The system, which fuses data from smartphones, security and traffic cameras, Wi-Fi signals, drones, government databases and social media, has granted Israel what seems an almost omniscient ability to track Hezbollah cadres’ every movement.
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Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Ma said he was sent to Xinjiang to learn how officials were treating the Muslim population there, alongside cadres from other provinces.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
History suggests that the proficient cruelty of such regimes is unable to compensate for the stupidity and incompetence of their cadres.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Ukraine’s model of unit-level drone academies, standardized syllabi for FPV, ISR, and loitering units, and a pipeline of instructor cadres can be adapted to Taiwan’s reserve structure and mobilization pathways.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The attacks on mainstream political parties also prompted introspection among some cadres.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
McDonald brought two cadres of students to work on two more squares created by El Camino students.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Xi and his cadres see high-end chips, quantum computing, robotics and AI as critical to powering economic growth and upgrading Chinese manufacturing.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
In the audience were cadres of men wearing clothing expressing support for veterans or service in the military, but also protesters who momentarily disrupted proceedings but were removed from the room.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 4 May 2026
Ma said he was sent to Xinjiang to learn how officials were treating the Muslim population there, alongside cadres from other provinces.
—Rebecca Wright, CNN Money, 27 Feb. 2026
History suggests that the proficient cruelty of such regimes is unable to compensate for the stupidity and incompetence of their cadres.
—Elizabeth Tsurkov, The Atlantic, 11 Jan. 2026
Ukraine’s model of unit-level drone academies, standardized syllabi for FPV, ISR, and loitering units, and a pipeline of instructor cadres can be adapted to Taiwan’s reserve structure and mobilization pathways.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2025
The attacks on mainstream political parties also prompted introspection among some cadres.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 20 Sep. 2025
McDonald brought two cadres of students to work on two more squares created by El Camino students.
—Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Xi and his cadres see high-end chips, quantum computing, robotics and AI as critical to powering economic growth and upgrading Chinese manufacturing.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 3 Mar. 2025
In the audience were cadres of men wearing clothing expressing support for veterans or service in the military, but also protesters who momentarily disrupted proceedings but were removed from the room.
—Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadres
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Videos showed fans standing atop taxis, hanging from structures and surging through intersections.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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No structures had been damaged at that time.—
Queenie Wong
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Heavy dependence on a small number of cloud providers and foundation model developers creates single points of failure that traditional risk management frameworks were never designed to handle.—
Mayra Rodriguez Valladares,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Importantly, the bill also mandates that the frameworks developed by AI companies be audited annually by an independent third party to ensure compliance with the requirements in the bill — a first for AI legislation anywhere in the country.—
John R. Dearie,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Cloud-accessible quantum platforms, gateways, and hybrid architectures are connecting quantum resources to core enterprise infrastructure.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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The company focuses on certification-grade energy storage systems that can be integrated into aircraft propulsion architectures and repeatedly deployed across different platforms once approved by regulators.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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Digital infrastructures such as LinkMe convert cultural energy into measurable revenue.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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What states are prioritizing in business pitches This year, states are talking the most about their infrastructures.—
Scott Cohn,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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There were paved streets, curbs, and sidewalks in front of the concrete foundations, wood skeletons rising as far as the eye could see.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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But a few of the skeletons had lived, worked and been buried in a way opposite to the gender that the archaeologists had assigned them.—
Ky Merkley,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
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“Cadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadres. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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