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
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.
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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
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.
—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
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
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
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.
—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
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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Those atoms then could bind together, just as Democritus had theorized more than 2000 years before, into the molecules and larger structures that composed our macroscopic world.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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Excavations from 2006 to 2009 have identified the remains of a Byzantine church dating to the fifth century, but farther below, rock-cut structures have been dated to the period when Mary lived there.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
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Rather than maintaining restrictions that pushed investors toward riskier alternatives, the FCA acknowledged that demand for crypto exposure wouldn't disappear and chose to channel it through proper regulatory frameworks.—
Boaz Sobrado,
Forbes.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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First, regularly remind students and teachers that anything schools try – literacy frameworks, teaching practices, new assessments – is a best guess.—
Justin Reich,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Legacy platforms carry decades of product architectures optimized for email, documents, and collaboration as separate entities.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
24 Sep. 2025
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Skunk Works is investing the funds and manpower necessary to build and test survivable systems to meet customers’ evolving needs while broadening alignment with new tri-service architectures and global requirements as they are defined, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Sep. 2025
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Without their data, infrastructures and skilled personnel, crafting federal policies that serve the best interests of the nation would be impossible.—
Sheldon Jacobson,
Twin Cities,
25 Sep. 2025
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High-performance networking is the crucial element of these infrastructures, and Arista is providing the foundation.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Ha-Ha-Halloween Song If your toddler is still a tad freaked out by all the skeletons and ghosts appearing around their neighborhood in the form of creepy decorations, and the prospect of dressing up just doesn’t sound appealing, CoComelon can help.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
3 Oct. 2025
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Joyin 5-Piece Poseable Skeletons With moveable jaws and flexible joints, these 16-inch-tall skeletons provide countless display options.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Cadres.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cadres. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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