as in headquarters
the place from which a commander runs operations
a historic home that for a time served as Washington's command post during the American Revolution
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Recent Examples of command post
During the search, a shooter fired into the Murphy, North Carolina, command post where federal agents were coördinating the hunt for Rudolph.
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John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Exercise Resolute Dragon 25 was held on September 11-25, divided into a classified command post drill on September 11-17 and field training events the following days.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Hamas underground command posts were exposed directly underneath UNRWA facilities in Gaza City, including a supply of electricity and IT services from UNRWA offices to the underground Hamas bunker.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Your house, Baba, Acre’s command post of old Jerusalem stone, with delicate arches and tall pillars, was surrounded by cinchona trees.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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John Archibald, New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2025
Exercise Resolute Dragon 25 was held on September 11-25, divided into a classified command post drill on September 11-17 and field training events the following days.
—Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Hamas underground command posts were exposed directly underneath UNRWA facilities in Gaza City, including a supply of electricity and IT services from UNRWA offices to the underground Hamas bunker.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Your house, Baba, Acre’s command post of old Jerusalem stone, with delicate arches and tall pillars, was surrounded by cinchona trees.
—Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
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base
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For me, this means quickly going over them with acetone and then applying a base coat, two color coats, and a top coat.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Jan. 2026
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And the base has vanilla bean absolute from Madagascar, mixed with benzoin resinoid and cistus absolute.—
Jennifer Weil,
Footwear News,
6 Jan. 2026
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