captainship

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Noun
  • His chairmanship has probably come during the most tumultuous time in ESPN's history.
    Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Perez retaliated by stripping Caruso of his committee chairmanship and booting him out of his corner office into another space.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The House Oversight Committee is nearing completion of its investigation into former President Joe Biden’s inner circle and his use of the autopen during his presidency.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
  • However, sharp spending cuts have angered many, while corruption allegations against senior officials have dented his party’s odds ahead of next month’s vote, which could determine the future of Milei’s presidency.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As the superintendency reports, continued archaeological investigations will hopefully reveal more about the tomb and the surrounding necropolis, which may illuminate the social history of the ancient Neapolitan community that used it.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 July 2024
  • The superintendency for the largest suburban school district in southwest Ohio became vacant in January 2023, after former superintendent Matt Miller said a board member bullied him out of his position.
    Bebe Hodges, The Enquirer, 4 May 2024
Noun
  • Brunson earns the nod here as my second East backcourt starter because of his overall efficiency and floor generalship.
    Eric Koreen, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
  • Ultimately, no one commander can make the difference between winning and losing for Ukraine, O’Brien said, and the issues that Kyiv faces right now — with manpower and weaponry running low — are not ones that can be solved by exceptional generalship.
    Yuliya Talmazan, NBC News, 10 Feb. 2024
Noun
  • Minnesota, however, already passed an array of far-reaching gun control measures in recent years, thanks largely to a Democratic trifecta controlling the state House, Senate, and governorship.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2025
  • There is a crowded field of candidates already vying for the governorship, and others could also jump into the race.
    Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • While waving away the responsibilities of kingship, Shrek can’t escape the responsibilities of fatherhood, as Fiona’s pregnant.
    Skyler Trepel September 1, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • The papacy essentially is a kingship, DeBernardo said.
    Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Brazil's democracy emerged from a brutal military dictatorship just 40 years ago.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Brazil’s violent past has yet to be fully reckoned with, but this trial marks a historic departure from impunity, said Lucas Figueiredo, the author of several books about the country’s most recent dictatorship.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • There will be five judging rings each day with judging throughout both days of kittens, cats in championship, premiership and the household pet class.
    Joe Rassel, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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“Captainship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captainship. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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