commodore

noun

Definition of commodorenext
as in admiral

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Recent Examples of commodore In 2019, club members suspected Stellato of $20,000 worth of embezzlement and relieved him of his rear commodore position, according to court records. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026 The second vessel named for the commodore was DD-14, the lead ship of the Truxtun-class destroyers. — Peter Suciu, Forbes.com, 3 Feb. 2026 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 Harris, the former commodore, recently instructed the Mount Carmel Caravan sailors on how to set up and take down a sail. — Susan Degrane, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for commodore
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  1. admiral
  2. commander
  3. skipper
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  • Captain is a senior Navy rank, equivalent to full-bird colonel in the Army, but Maverick’s contemporary Iceman, in contrast, had progressed to four-star admiral and the head of Pacific Fleet, one of the Navy’s biggest jobs.
    — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • James Stavridis, a retired US Navy admiral who had sailed through the Strait of Hormuz many times, agreed.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 July 2026
Definition of admiral
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  • Some Iran experts said the MOU was simply acknowledging the reality of an Iranian entrenchment so deep that there are believed to be hundreds of Revolutionary Guard commanders in Lebanon.
    — Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
  • The president also acts as the commander-in-chief of Bangladesh's armed forces.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Definition of commander
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  • After a few months of disappointing results, the club dismissed manager Carlos Mendoza and installed Andy Green as interim skipper while beginning to look toward 2027.
    — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • But with his second Golden Boot in sight, current skipper Mbappe might not want that to happen.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
Definition of skipper

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