COMMANDERSHIPS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

commanderships

noun

plural of commandership

as in chieftainships

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Noun

Ashley Basile’s spare set—table and chairs, green couch—quietly evokes lives pared down to their bare essentials.

— Rhoda Feng, New Yorker, 24 July 2026
Attendees instinctively ducked under tables and chairs, not knowing what had just happened.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 24 July 2026

Definition of chairs

Noun

After Jonathan India underwent shoulder surgery, the Royals handed the keystone reins to Michael Massey and Nick Loftin.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Schenn and Foligno were aging veterans who were called upon to lead teams in transition, but Hughes and Tkachuk actively sought greener pastures after receiving the reins as young stars in their markets.

— Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 22 July 2026

Definition of reins

Noun

The young chef helms Maximo, a modern Mexican restaurant focused on heirloom corn and masa in the West University Place area of Houston.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Charlie Day helms Luigi, Jack Black is Bowser, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Keegan-Michael Key will play Toad.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026

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