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Recent Examples of Synonyms for generals
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Takeyh says the decision to bomb Iran now may commit the country and future commanders-in-chief to attacking Iran on a regular basis.—
Marcia Kramer,
CBS News,
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And the department says that ComplianceStat, meetings in which commanders are grilled about key issues, such as incidents in which force is used, shows the department is determined to cut down on misconduct.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2026
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The risk when one person holds the top job for decades is that talented executives who aspire to be CEO get frustrated and leave.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Resolving the union issue has been a snag in every previous discussion to combine CBS News and CNN over the years, according to several former executives at both outlets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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And Texas governors do not have a cabinet in the traditional sense, so agencies such as the Agriculture Department, the Comptroller's Office and the Attorney General's Office are run by people elected by voters and not necessarily by whomever the governor might prefer.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
15 Feb. 2026
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That has been the tradition of Jersey governors going back decades, with the New York governor picking the executive director (as Hochul has selected Kathryn Garcia, who was our first choice for NYC mayor in 2021 and if the voters had heeded us, would be starting her second term in City Hall).—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2026
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House Democrats are facing an internal split, with centrists who are circulating an alternative plan while remaining noncommittal or opposed to their leaders’ war powers measure.—
Nicholas Wu,
semafor.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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But then his work began to feel insecure, especially as federal leaders characterized scientists as inept, corrupt, and partisan.—
Rachana Pradhan,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Both of Steppenwolf’s artistic directors, Glenn Davis and Audrey Francis, will also appear on stage in the five-show subscription season.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The board is headed by Tuttle alongside fellow directors Bonaventure Soh Bejeng Ndikung and Matthias Pees and Managing Director Charlotte Sieben, with German Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer acting as its chair.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
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The Historical Society sent a letter to the Village Board and some village administrators, stating that after carefully reviewing the village’s Downtown Master Plan, the Historical Society has determined that the removal of the downtown triangle is contrary to that plan.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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School officials said that Melissa ISD Police and campus administrators also responded to the scene, and the students' parents were notified immediately.—
Briauna Brown,
CBS News,
2 Mar. 2026
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Everyone—from bankers to studio chiefs—will keep guessing what counts as market power when the biggest player in streaming never had to test its limits in court.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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Since its inception 35 years ago, Sony Pictures Classics — under the uncommonly consistent stewardship of co-chiefs Michael Barker and Tom Bernard — has been a bastion of socially minded cinema on the global stage.—
Karen Kramer,
Variety,
27 Feb. 2026
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Arrests in all of the cases may have shown up on rap sheets visible to law enforcement agencies and prosecutors, but without a conviction, that information couldn’t have been used by employers to disqualify an applicant, at least not in the past eight years.—
Jason Henry,
Daily News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Those workers now have no one to negotiate their salaries and benefits or represent them in grievances against their employers.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Generals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/generals. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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