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
Ma said he was sent to Xinjiang to learn how officials were treating the Muslim population there, alongside cadres from other provinces.
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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
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
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cadres
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Much of the wooden buildings were destroyed by fire in 1923, later replaced with brick structures.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Apr. 2026
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Some structures on the grounds are 200 years old, salvaged from the hog farm that was on the property 40-plus years ago.—
Teresa Woodard,
Midwest Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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These systems are being integrated into offensive cyber operations faster than policymakers can build the frameworks to govern how these capabilities are used or secured.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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This explains why virtual evaluation frameworks are capturing the spotlight.—
Gretchen Wittenmyer-Stone,
Kansas City Star,
10 Apr. 2026
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What looked like a narrow corridor of cosmic architectures now opens into an embarrassment of possibilities.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
27 Mar. 2026
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Organizations may experiment constantly, yet their architectures of experimentation increasingly resemble one another.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Mar. 2026
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We’re spread too thin, needing to connect complex infrastructures of storytelling instead of engaging in-depth with a single tale.—
Matthew Razak,
Space.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Unpaved road infrastructures may become unusable for most vehicles.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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The skeletons were found on the grounds of the Josephine Baker school complex in Dijon, roughly 195 miles southeast of Paris.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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And, in a market increasingly comfortable selling wares from dinosaur skeletons to space memorabilia, a staircase—however historic—feels almost modest.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Cadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadres. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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