Thesaurus results for GENERALS

generals

noun

plural of general

as in commanders

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Recent Examples of generals Would an army with excellent captains and mediocre generals be better than one with a brilliant general and crummy captains? — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for generals

Noun

According to L3Harris, the monitoring solution allows submarine commanders to optimize mission planning by delivering accurate information on battery status throughout deployment.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 26 July 2026
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

Definition of commanders

Noun

While Deloitte predicts a surge in autonomous AI deployment, only 29% of executives are confident in assessing their return on investment, according to IBM.

— Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
With the trade deadline one week away, multiple major-league executives estimate the chances of Goodman getting traded at about 30 percent.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of executives

Noun

To stagger the terms, governors in those three branches were elected this year to one-, two- or three-year terms, with the process reverting to the standard one-governor-per-branch, three-year cycle in 2027.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 15 June 2026
Although other Democratic governors and public health leaders have openly criticized the federal government, few have been as outspoken as Newsom, who is considering a run for president in 2028 and is in his second and final term as governor.

— Angela Hart, Los Angeles Times, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of governors

Noun

Superintendents, charter school leaders, private school administrators, college presidents, business executives, and workforce leaders must be willing to see one another differently.

— Gennaro Piraino, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
The change has coincided with more distrust of the page’s administrators who are tasked with maintaining a productive and civil dialogue on the site.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of administrators

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Finance chiefs spend months refining the narrative, sharpening the metrics, and testing the waters with institutional investors to gauge whether the investment case will hold up once the market opens.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 July 2026
An ongoing lawsuit that names Sumstad and Petersen alleges city leaders interfered with a misconduct investigation involving the two deputy chiefs and former Chief Dustman.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

Definition of chiefs

Noun

This news shouldn’t stop employers from collecting this data.

— Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Businesses that will be there include major Dallas-Fort Worth area employers such as Bell Textron, Lockheed Martin, John Peter Smith Health Network, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, AT&T and Kroger.

— Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026