commodore

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Recent Examples of commodore Not only as a fellow competitor but as the commodore of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, which has organized the Sydney Hobart Race since the first edition in 1945. Andrew Rice, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025 The global network of P-8 aircraft contributes to maritime domain awareness, said U.S. Navy Captain Rodney Erler, commodore of the Commander Task Force 72, a unit that commands maritime patrol aircraft in the Seventh Fleet across the Indo-Pacific region. Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025 The high school club also operates with the blessing of Marlon Harvey, a 1980 Mount Carmel alum who now is commodore of the Jackson Park Yacht Club. Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025 In February 1942, Alfred Stanford, commodore of the Cruising Club of America, one of the country’s leading amateur sailing groups, sent a proposal to the Navy to use nonmilitary sailing vessels for anti-submarine patrols and rescue operations. David Wolman, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commodore
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Noun
  • Pete Hegseth blocked the promotion of female and Black admirals.
    Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 2 June 2026
  • Spruance was our greatest on-the-water admiral.
    Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Zelenskyy indicated battlefield gains over the next six months could strengthen Ukraine's hand in future peace talks, echoing remarks made last week by Brigadier General Andriy Biletsky, a top Ukrainian commander.
    Richard Escobedo, CBS News, 31 May 2026
  • Many Naxal commanders are not taken alive.
    Dhruv Tikekar, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Noun
  • Botin said he had been told Saturday’s racing was effectively an exhibition match for the spectators, but Dylan Fletcher, the skipper of the British boat, believed the opposite.
    Andrew Rice, New York Times, 31 May 2026
  • Sighting Shebara The speedboat and its four passengers—the captain, the skipper, my aforementioned scuba instructor and I—are cruising along the water when a mirage seems to appear in the distance, strung out like giant pearls floating on top of the sea.
    Lauren Keith, Robb Report, 30 May 2026

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“Commodore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodore. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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