Thesaurus results for COMMISSARY

commissary

noun

ˈkä-mə-ˌser-ē

Definition of commissary next

as in deputy

a person who acts or does business for another will serve as commissary of religious education for the whole diocese

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Recent Examples of commissary The campus will also include creative office space, a commissary capable of serving 200 people and a fitness and yoga studio. —

William Earl, Variety, 10 Feb. 2026 If a detainee’s commissary account is low on funds — needed to call family — Carlos will sometimes ask Angela to add money to the account. —

Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2026 The state-of-the-art complex has five sound stages, offices and other proper movie studio features such as a mill, commissary and base camp. —

Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2026 Instead, the money inmates pay to buy snacks and other items in the commissary covers the cost, something called the inmate welfare account. —

Jermont Terry, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commissary

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Nicole Crosby, a deputy city attorney who lives in Clairemont, said bike lanes don’t make a lot of sense in communities like Clairemont where hills and canyons are a major challenge.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
White House deputy chief of staff James Blair told House Republicans in a closed-door meeting at their retreat Tuesday that their messaging on deportations should focus on efforts to remove criminals from the US, a person familiar with his comments told Semafor (comments first reported by Axios).

— Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 11 Mar. 2026