VICE ADMIRAL Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

vice admiral

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Recent Examples of vice admiral The Navy is likely tracking ships linked to Iran through satellites, drones and other forms of surveillance as well as each commercial vessel’s past history, said Kevin Donegan, a retired vice admiral and former commander of the Navy’s Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain. — Konstantin Toropin, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026 Along with being stripped of his royal titles and residence, Defense Secretary John Healey previously confirmed that Andrew lost his honorary rank as vice admiral in the Royal Navy. — Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 17 Nov. 2025 The British government has also indicated that Andrew may be stripped of his honorary rank of vice admiral in the Royal Navy. — Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025 These were bequeathed to her nephew Erik af Klint, a vice admiral in the Swedish Navy. — Jay Cheshes, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for vice admiral

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And in the run-up to the war in Iran, there was no chance to hear from the generals and admirals who would lead that war.

— Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
James Stavridis, a retired US Navy admiral who had sailed through the Strait of Hormuz many times, agreed.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 9 July 2026

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Ukraine's drone force commander, Robert Brovdi, known as Magyar, said via Telegram that 14 Russian ships were hit in the Sea of Azov on Thursday evening, taking the number of Russian vessels stuck by Ukrainian drones to 35 over the last 96 hours.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026
The two-pilot setup matches the arrangement found in the B-2 Spirit bomber, where a pilot and a mission commander share flight duties and alternate tasks during long missions.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026

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Jude Bellingham scored for England in that game, including the extra-time winner, to reach six goals and match his teammate and captain, Harry Kane.

— Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Strengthening there remains imperative, with club captain Seamus Coleman having left as a free agent and Scotland international Nathan Patterson expected to follow him.

— Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 14 July 2026

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