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As commodore, Hoard gets to share the Queen Mary with visitors, taking them on tours and regaling them with stories of her past, present and future.
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Catherine Garcia, The Week, 3 Sep. 2023
Throughout the exercise, a parade of high-ranking Navy officials — including two rear admirals, a Marine Corps general, and a commodore — visited the vessel to turn up the heat on the crew and its captain.
—Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 23 Nov. 2015
Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit saw its first female commodore in 100 years make the podium, too.
—Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2023
The Whites-only clubs of D.C. didn’t allow a Black man to launch his boat when Lewis T. Green, a World War I veteran, built his own and went looking for a place to launch it, said Tony Ford, the current commodore of the Seafarers.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
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Catherine Garcia, The Week, 3 Sep. 2023
Throughout the exercise, a parade of high-ranking Navy officials — including two rear admirals, a Marine Corps general, and a commodore — visited the vessel to turn up the heat on the crew and its captain.
—Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 23 Nov. 2015
Bayview Yacht Club in Detroit saw its first female commodore in 100 years make the podium, too.
—Detroit Free Press, 25 July 2023
The Whites-only clubs of D.C. didn’t allow a Black man to launch his boat when Lewis T. Green, a World War I veteran, built his own and went looking for a place to launch it, said Tony Ford, the current commodore of the Seafarers.
—Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 6 July 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodore
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Over the course of an afternoon, Mr. Kelso, then a Navy captain commanding the U.S.S. Jimmy Carter in the final stages of its development in early 2005, sat at Mr. Carter’s dining room table as the retired admiral briefed the former president on the submarine’s unique capabilities.John Ismay, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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Portuguese admiral Tristão da Cunha discovered the island 1506.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
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Among teams dispatched were Engine 5, Engine 4, Rescue 3, and the shift commander, according to Assistant Fire Chief Brian Meadows.Staff report, Hartford Courant, 12 Jan. 2025
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After more than two years of political deadlock, the Lebanese Parliament elected the army commander on Thursday with 99 out of 128 votes.Efrat Lachter, Fox News, 10 Jan. 2025
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Maintaining such a relentless pace is the ultimate challenge of the Vendée Globe; the most experienced skippers know when to throttle back to preserve the boat and themselves and know when to push to stay ahead and navigate unpredictable weather systems.George Allen, Robb Report, 15 Jan. 2025
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The skipper had a contractual out and took it, leaving Tampa Bay for a job with the Cubs.Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
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“Commodore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodore. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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