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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
This cannot be a coincidence, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders.
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David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
By the summer of 2022, systems like the Bayraktar TB2 became less effective as air defenses increased and commanders began spreading their forces apart.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
The commanders testified to the Federal Police and confirmed that Bolsonaro personally discussed the proposal with them.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
There are commanders for air and naval units, too.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Air Force officials said the smaller version would allow fighter jets such as the F-35 to carry multiple Quicksink rounds, expanding options for commanders to disrupt enemy fleets or logistics vessels from multiple platforms.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
At the multi-day NFL Combine-style event, hopeful commanders had to pass fitness and body fat testing before undergoing psychological evaluation.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Unlike expensive satellites or large drones such as the Global Hawk, Skydweller offers commanders a cheaper option for persistent monitoring.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Incident commanders described the fire as spreading west at a critical rate.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
By the summer of 2022, systems like the Bayraktar TB2 became less effective as air defenses increased and commanders began spreading their forces apart.
—Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
The commanders testified to the Federal Police and confirmed that Bolsonaro personally discussed the proposal with them.
—Adriana Carranca, Time, 12 Sep. 2025
There are commanders for air and naval units, too.
—Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025
Air Force officials said the smaller version would allow fighter jets such as the F-35 to carry multiple Quicksink rounds, expanding options for commanders to disrupt enemy fleets or logistics vessels from multiple platforms.
—Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
At the multi-day NFL Combine-style event, hopeful commanders had to pass fitness and body fat testing before undergoing psychological evaluation.
—Davis Winkie, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
Unlike expensive satellites or large drones such as the Global Hawk, Skydweller offers commanders a cheaper option for persistent monitoring.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Incident commanders described the fire as spreading west at a critical rate.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commanders
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Nine other members of the American team are there, under the watchful eye of Bradley and his vice-captains.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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Sydney Lynch and Yorna Demiri, both senior captains for Peabody, were integral in the team’s victory.—
Justin Barrasso,
Boston Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
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Bamboo basket boats swirl through the Bay Mau nipa palm forest—their skippers casting nets in the shade of swaying fronds.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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Plants bloom throughout most of the year, attracting a diversity of skippers and butterflies, including Queens and the endangered Miami blue butterfly.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Aug. 2025
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Graff tugs the reader from the earliest experiments in radiation to the young pilots who made an ashy hole of Nagasaki.—
Book Marks
September 11,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Certainly, new ideas were tossed around and even some pilots kicked off.—
Nathan Furr,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Commanders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commanders. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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