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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodores
Noun
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The move breaks with long-standing norms and follows Hegseth’s firings of top female admirals, raising new concerns about politicization and civilian interference in military leadership.—
Konstantin Toropin,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026 -
Pete Hegseth blocked the promotion of female and Black admirals.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Keep your eyes open for Martial and Mallow scrub-hairstreaks, lyside sulphurs, malachites, and a variety of skippers fluttering among the blooms.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Dec. 2025
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Yacht skippers do this with a compass, log, chart, dividers, a straightedge, and a bit of luck, as do small plane pilots.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
2 Dec. 2025
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Every decision creates a cascade of secondary consequences, all while commanders operate with incomplete information and under intense time pressure.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
9 June 2026
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The boats listen for acoustic messages underwater, then translate that data into radio signals that beam up to satellites and back to commanders on shore.—
Noelle Harff,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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“Commodores.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodores. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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