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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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But any general that was involved, general, admiral, whatever, that was involved in any of the DEI woke (EXPLETIVE DELETED) has got to go.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Feb. 2025
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Previous generals and admirals have led a combatant command or a military branch of service.—
Idrees Ali and Phil Stewart,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Smith said he was made aware of the plan during a meeting with the commander of U.S. Northern Command, Gen. Gregory M. Guillot.—
David Catanese,
Miami Herald,
28 Feb. 2025
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Special ops commanders say America is struggling to keep up with adversaries in the technological field Rear Adm. Milton Sands III, Maj. Gen. Peter Huntley, Lt. Gen. Jonathan Braga and Lt. Gen. Michael Conley urged Congress to take action to help U.S. troops advance.—
Rachel Wolf,
Fox News,
27 Feb. 2025
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Snowden has been the skipper of the Truman since December 2023.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
20 Feb. 2025
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The skipper thinks Domínguez will be an impactful switch-hitter for years to come, but there’s room for growth.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Commodore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodore. Accessed 7 Mar. 2025.
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