commodore

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Recent Examples of commodore And in early December, Capt. James Harney was relieved as commodore of Amphibious Squadron 5, which is based in San Diego. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023 As commodore, Hoard gets to share the Queen Mary with visitors, taking them on tours and regaling them with stories of her past, present and future. Catherine Garcia, The Week, 3 Sep. 2023 Throughout the exercise, a parade of high-ranking Navy officials — including two rear admirals, a Marine Corps general, and a commodore — visited the vessel to turn up the heat on the crew and its captain. Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 23 Nov. 2015 Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit saw its first female commodore in 100 years make the podium, too. Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2023 See All Example Sentences for commodore
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Noun
  • Pentagon purge: Hegseth plans to cut 20% of senior generals and admirals.
    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 7 May 2025
  • Hegseth wants the number of active-duty four-star generals and admirals in the U.S. military to be cut by at least 20 percent, according to a new memo released Monday. HIGHER EDUCATION: Trump doesn’t have the legal authority to nix Harvard University’s tax-exempt status on his own.
    Alexis Simendinger, The Hill, 6 May 2025
Noun
  • When his estranged son vanishes during a space mission, a once-legendary, now fallen from grace shuttle commander is pulled into a high-stakes hostage exchange in space to get his boy back from captors who are not from Earth.
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 12 May 2025
  • The military services were rushing to put out new guidance to help commanders work through the process, including what to do in more complex situations, such as if any of the troops are deployed, at sea or may require special orders or funding to meet the deadlines.
    Lolita C. Baldor, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Noun
  • By this time, the wind had reached 30 knots, or about 34 miles per hour, and the ship was beginning to lean to one side — and the deckhand ran to wake the skipper, which happened around 4 a.m.
    Greta Bjornson, People.com, 15 May 2025
  • Bayesian’s skipper, James Cutfield, told the overnight watchkeepers to wake him if the wind speed increased above 23 mph or if the boat started dragging anchor, the report said.
    Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 15 May 2025

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“Commodore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodore. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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