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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodore
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The Pentagon’s moves, coupled with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s purge of generals and admirals who had advocated diversity efforts, represent an about face for the military on the promotion of diversity that had been rekindled after the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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The administration this month removed a top Navy admiral from her post as U.S. military representative to the NATO Military Committee.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2025
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North Korean troops are further disadvantaged by the crude tactics of their Russian commanders, who have sent them into assault campaigns without providing rear-fire support, the spy agency told lawmakers in January.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Hamas’ top military commander, Mohammad Deif, was killed during a strike in July 2024.—
Michael Dorgan,
FOXNews.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Most America’s Cup skippers have barely embarked on their first campaign at his age, let alone won three.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
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The Australians never quite hit their stride, as skipper Tom Slingsby acknowledged.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Commodore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodore. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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