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 Russian army, having shown itself moderately adaptable to modern warfare, will nonetheless be gutted of equipment, bereft of its best cadres, and reliant on foreign suppliers.
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Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 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
Communist Party cadres waved Chinese flags, People’s Liberation Army soldiers marched with rifles, and Tibetans in colorful robes performed traditional dances at a ceremony marking 60 years since the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 21 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
The group has carried out only smaller-scale attacks inside Turkey in recent years though, and has seen the Turkish military using armed drones to drive many of its cadres across the mountain border into neighboring Iraq.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 1 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
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 and were removed from the room.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Under Hu’s direction, tens of thousands of CCP cadres, including hundreds of high-ranking ones, were rehabilitated and assigned to official positions.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
Jeremy Shapiro, The Atlantic, 10 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
Communist Party cadres waved Chinese flags, People’s Liberation Army soldiers marched with rifles, and Tibetans in colorful robes performed traditional dances at a ceremony marking 60 years since the founding of the Tibet Autonomous Region.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 21 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
The group has carried out only smaller-scale attacks inside Turkey in recent years though, and has seen the Turkish military using armed drones to drive many of its cadres across the mountain border into neighboring Iraq.
—Willem Marx, NPR, 1 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
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 and were removed from the room.
—Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Under Hu’s direction, tens of thousands of CCP cadres, including hundreds of high-ranking ones, were rehabilitated and assigned to official positions.
—Foreign Affairs, 1 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadres
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The structures were visible to the naked eye.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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In addition to its interior design offerings, the main construction of the house is made from Nordic Spruce wood, which is known for its durability and ability to withstand high temperatures, harsh humidity, and decay—a must-have quality for structures in the South.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This makes strong governance frameworks and clear ownership models essential.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Pauli and Jung found connection through their fringe theoretical frameworks, psychology and physics playing on each other to make up one beautiful and haunting mess of a universe.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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By early January of this year, NASA had narrowed its options down to two potential architectures.—
Mike Wall,
Space.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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However, these projections assume the industry can overcome its computational bottlenecks—a risky bet if compute architectures remain tethered to the past.—
Lee-Lean Shu,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Shaffi, a senior data architect at Amazon Web Services, is widely recognized for designing secure, large scale data infrastructures that power global enterprises.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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It’s digitized government services and built one of the world’s best infrastructures for digital payments.—
Chris Perry,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Watch the entire Toxic Trait video series in a single binge session for a full rundown of the skeletons living in all different celebs’ closets.—
Rachel Jacoby Zoldan,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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Lead author Rab Smyth, from the University of Leicester’s Centre for Paleobiology and Biosphere Evolution, explained that pterosaurs have incredibly lightweight skeletons.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Cadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadres. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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