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Recent Examples of commodore
And in early December, Capt. James Harney was relieved as commodore of Amphibious Squadron 5, which is based in San Diego.
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
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.
—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
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Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commodore
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Those images are contrasted with two videos of drag queens, plus a clip of Dr. Levine — who is currently Assistant Secretary for Health and an admiral in the Public Health Service Commissioned Corps (which is not part of the Department of Defense and is only comprised of noncombatants).—
Samantha Riedel,
Them,
16 Oct. 2024
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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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Mission commander Cai and Song completed multiple tasks before returning to the Wentian module airlock, according to China's human spaceflight agency, including the installation of space debris protection devices and inspecting the exterior of the space station.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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The arrests come amid growing public pressure for action against commanders seen as incompetent or careless as desertions rise in the Ukrainian Army.—
Maria Varenikova,
New York Times,
21 Jan. 2025
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Heck, even longtime AL skipper Terry Francona came out of retirement to manage the Reds.—
Eno Sarris,
The Athletic,
17 Jan. 2025
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Some of the current’s skipper’s quotes post-Melbourne suggested a man preparing the red-ball carpet entrance for the last time.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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“Commodore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodore. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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