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as in commandants
one in official command especially of a military force or base
a surrender of the fort by the commander without a single shot having been fired
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as in captains
a person in overall command of a ship
the intrepid commander of the HMS Surprise
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Recent Examples of commanders
It’s command structure also transcends traditional nation-state borders by integrating Iranian, Lebanese and Iraqi commanders.
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Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
What's new Daily physical training will be required of every service member and will be enforced by their commanders.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
The munition can also be diverted mid-flight if battlefield conditions change — a feature that commanders say minimizes collateral damage and protects soldiers.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Recruits and certain jobs must pass fitness tests, and commanders can implement fitness tests at a unit-wide level.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of generals and admirals — senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers — have been summoned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from all over the world to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, with little notice.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
The order applied to senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher, and their top advisers.
—Richard Hall, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday summoned the Pentagon's top commanders from around the world to a meeting in Virginia next week.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the report found that first responders and incident commanders could not consistently share real-time information because of unreliable cellular connectivity.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Caitlin McFall, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2025
What's new Daily physical training will be required of every service member and will be enforced by their commanders.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
The munition can also be diverted mid-flight if battlefield conditions change — a feature that commanders say minimizes collateral damage and protects soldiers.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
Recruits and certain jobs must pass fitness tests, and commanders can implement fitness tests at a unit-wide level.
—Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Hundreds of generals and admirals — senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher and their top advisers — have been summoned by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth from all over the world to the Marine Corps base in Quantico, Virginia, with little notice.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2025
The order applied to senior commanders of the one-star rank or higher, and their top advisers.
—Richard Hall, Time, 28 Sep. 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth yesterday summoned the Pentagon's top commanders from around the world to a meeting in Virginia next week.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 26 Sep. 2025
Additionally, the report found that first responders and incident commanders could not consistently share real-time information because of unreliable cellular connectivity.
—Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commanders
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Field hockey college commits like senior captains Kate Schneider (Babson), Kendal Cusack (VCU) and Nadia Michienzi (Union) are athletic and skilled.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
30 Sep. 2025
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Nicknamed ‘Dodo’, and a former Ryder Cup-winning golfer himself in 2010, Molinari was Donald’s right-hand man — a first amongst equals compared to the other vice-captains.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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Others tip over, forcing their skippers to swim back with the boat in tow.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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His 2,252 wins are sixth all-time among all major league managers, with the five skippers ahead of him all in the Hall of Fame.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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This came out close to the MIT study that said 95% of generative AI pilots were failing and the somewhat sudden realization that AI could be building toward a bubble.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
2 Oct. 2025
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Jason Sanchez, one of the pilots, told CNN.—
Frederik Pleitgen,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Commanders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commanders. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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