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
McDonald brought two cadres of students to work on two more squares created by El Camino students.
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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
Unleashing Elon Musk and his DOGE cadres on the federal government, menacing Canada and European allies, and embracing Vladimir Putin’s wish list for Ukraine and beyond are not unrelated.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 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
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
Unleashing Elon Musk and his DOGE cadres on the federal government, menacing Canada and European allies, and embracing Vladimir Putin’s wish list for Ukraine and beyond are not unrelated.
—Garry Kasparov, The Atlantic, 28 Feb. 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 museum has a track record of preserving historic structures, caring for five historic buildings, including the Siloam School and 1774 Rock House, the county’s oldest home.—
Catherine Muccigrosso,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The canyon-like layout consists of four spherical structures connected by curving platforms, courtyards, and pedestrian bridges; 3 of the 18 floors are below ground.—
Mae Hamilton,
AFAR Media,
9 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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The Trust Protocol has set minimum requirements for its Field Partner Program, adapting regenerative agriculture frameworks from major organizations.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
8 Sep. 2025
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Leaders who modernize with hybrid architectures can reduce latency and accelerate reporting, improve compliance and enhance operational efficiency.—
Chris "Jay" Hawkinson,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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According to the research team, the challenge lies in making these two different architectures work together.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement The quakes have reportedly damaged roads and cut off networks between towns and cities, and reduced some homes and infrastructures to rubble.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
2 Sep. 2025
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Those who have been around this industry for some time may remember this term gaining popularity in the 2008 timeframe as private organizations tried to mimic the public cloud with their own virtualized infrastructures with some hint of a self-service portal wrapped around them.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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With the Catholic Church suddenly left without a pope, Dean Thomas Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) convenes a conclave to elect a successor and opens the door to a closet full of skeletons surrounding the leading candidates.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
6 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 11 Sep. 2025.
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