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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  • The job called for an officer with enough status to deal with admirals, generals, and prime ministers with noble titles.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Pentagon officials had previewed that Hegseth would announce more cuts to the number of generals and admirals.
    — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of admiral
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  • Last month, a court in The Hague, Netherlands, found former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army commanders guilty of war crimes committed during the 1998-99 war for independence from Serbia.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Its ability to perform different missions allows commanders to employ the weapon against changing threats.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of commander
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  • Judge, along with Michael Schuck, the club’s director of sports medicine and rehabilitation, conferred with the skipper.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Under the direction of second-year skipper Will Venable and with a letter of support from Pope Leo XIV, the White Sox advanced to face AL Central champion Cleveland in the AL Division Series beginning Saturday in Cleveland.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
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