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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
Noun
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Zacuto's work thus saved the admiral's life and that of his crew. 7.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
6 Mar. 2025
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John Jellicoe, admiral of the British Grand Fleet, privately admitted that defeat and unfavorable terms of peace now seemed inevitable.—
Sean Kingsley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
18 Feb. 2025
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Watauga police are conducting a criminal investigation into the animal cruelty and encourage anyone with information to contact the animal services commander at www.cowtx.org/tips, according to the statement.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Mar. 2025
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This tenet of environmental stewardship isn't usually part of the decision-making process for commanders in other military branches, like the Air Force or the Navy.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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In Season 1, under skipper Rome Kirby, the US came last in the fledgling six-fleet championship.—
Andrew Rice,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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There is also an unknown over the futures of skipper Rohit Sharma and talisman Virat Kohli in this format.—
Tristan Lavalette,
Forbes,
9 Mar. 2025
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“Commodore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commodore. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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