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Recent Examples of vice admiral
Donegan, the retired vice admiral, praised that strategy during a recent call hosted by the Jewish Institute for National Security of America.
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Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The vice admiral announced on Wednesday that the Orion operation was conducted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 14.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
His father, Henry Kitson, was a vice admiral in the British Navy; his mother, Marjorie (de Pass) Kitson, was the daughter of a wealthy sugar and coffee importer.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
He was nominated in January to become vice admiral in command of the 7th Fleet, based in Japan.
—Nick Anderson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
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Jon Gambrell, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
The vice admiral announced on Wednesday that the Orion operation was conducted between Oct. 1 and Nov. 14.
—Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Nov. 2024
His father, Henry Kitson, was a vice admiral in the British Navy; his mother, Marjorie (de Pass) Kitson, was the daughter of a wealthy sugar and coffee importer.
—Clay Risen, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2024
He was nominated in January to become vice admiral in command of the 7th Fleet, based in Japan.
—Nick Anderson The Washington Post, arkansasonline.com, 25 Nov. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for vice admiral
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Nancy Lacore, who served in the Navy for 35 years as a Navy helicopter pilot, three-star admiral and the chief of the Navy Reserve, announced a run for South Carolina's 1st Congressional District on Tuesday.—
Benjamin Siegel,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2026
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There is also Genesis Lythe (Bella Shepard), a Dar-Sa and daughter of an admiral who gives Darem a run for his money, and Sam (Kerrice Brooks), a Kasqian, or hologram student, who is the first of her kind to attend Starfleet.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2026
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Mark Macpherson, the detachment commander for Shelburne District RCMP, told CBC News that video footage captured from a nearby residence shows the dogs ran out into the road while Nickerson was riding his bike past their owners’ property.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
11 Jan. 2026
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Target the Supreme Leader and senior Revolutionary Guards commanders.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
11 Jan. 2026
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This 1847 sea captain’s mansion is located in the heart of downtown historic Cambridge, ideal for walking to area restaurants, pubs, and art galleries.—
Katie Riley,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Nov. 2025
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Former Northwestern Mutual President and Chairman Edmund Fitzgerald, who commissioned the ship and paintings of it to be created, came from a long line of sea captains.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The captain then declared an emergency and diverted back to Bradley Airport.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
22 Jan. 2026
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Sam Malinski tried to poke the puck ahead along the left wall in the offensive zone, but Ducks captain Radko Gudas intercepted it and sent the visitors in the other direction.—
Corey Masisak,
Denver Post,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Vice admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/vice%20admiral. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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