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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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Pick up the set in four colors, including blue admiral (pictured above).Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2024
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Miao, the latest top military official to be investigated, is seen as a political patron of Dong, who is also an admiral and once served as the top commander of the PLA Navy.Steven Jiang, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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The litigation, possibly the first of multiple with the legislation, targets the provision related to the commander of the State Highway Patrol.Alan Wooten | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 13 Dec. 2024
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Destroyer Squadron 7, which is a U.S. naval squadron deployed in Southeast Asia, serves as the commander of littoral combat ships based in Singapore.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Vessels can be chartered for bluewater fly fishing, with accompanying guides and skippers.Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Little skippers can take the wheel on a 90-minute water-taxi cruise on the Seine with River Limousine.Lauren Matison, Travel + Leisure, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Commodore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodore. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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