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Recent Examples of high command
Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Rami Malek are engaging in a psychological game of chess in writer-director James Vanderbilt‘s historical drama Nuremberg that chronicles the efforts to bring the Nazi high command to justice after World War II in the Nuremberg Trials.
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Yet Xi probably sees such suffering among the high command as having a salutary effect.
—Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2025
The shock of the atomic bombs was the critical factor in breaking the deadlock among the Japanese high command.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
Yet just three years later, most of the Nazi high command would be in the dock at Nuremberg, charged with the most outrageous crimes of the century.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Yet Xi probably sees such suffering among the high command as having a salutary effect.
—Jonathan A. Czin, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2025
The shock of the atomic bombs was the critical factor in breaking the deadlock among the Japanese high command.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 7 Aug. 2025
Yet just three years later, most of the Nazi high command would be in the dock at Nuremberg, charged with the most outrageous crimes of the century.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high command
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Freshman Eva Karacalidis starred in her debut at center-mid, helping the Porkers apply a wealth of offensive pressure in an 11-shot first half.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Oct. 2025
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From 2021 to March 2025, the Turgeau emergency center treated more than 100,000 patients.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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As of Tuesday, a significant percentage of all deployed US naval assets globally are also now located in US Southern Command, the US military’s command responsible for operations in the region, according to a fleet tracker published by the United States Naval Institute’s news portal.—
Natasha Bertrand,
CNN Money,
19 Oct. 2025
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Shortly after surgery, Katy was able to follow certain commands, such as to blink once, twice and so on, her mom said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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While home improvement stores are gaining interest from Halloween shoppers, 42% of shoppers still plan to hit big-box discount stores, up 5% from a year ago with 31% expecting to shop in Halloween/costume stores and 31% expecting to do some online shopping.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Oct. 2025
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Back then, sailors from around the world would bring six-packs from home, drink a few and leave the rest behind to be resold, giving the bar a list of over 180 different beers, according to Cleveland Magazine.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Simons would stand near Lillard’s seat and receive a high-level basketball education from the All-Star point guard.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Zone 4 seat is up for reelection in March 2026.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
16 Oct. 2025
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More than 60% of the capital's health facilities, including Haiti's general hospital, are now shuttered or non-functioning because of the surge in gang violence.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
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The aide ordered his family to pack their bags and go to the defense ministry in the capital’s central Umayyad Square.—
Danny Makki,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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“High command.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20command. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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