as in commander
a high-ranking officer in the navy
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Recent Examples of admiral
In addition to Brown, the administration fired other senior officials, including the Navy's top admiral, Chief of Naval Operations Lisa Franchetti.
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Isabel Danzis, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Zacuto's work thus saved the admiral's life and that of his crew.
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—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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
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, 23 Feb. 2025
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Isabel Danzis, ABC News, 23 Feb. 2025
Zacuto's work thus saved the admiral's life and that of his crew.
7.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 6 Mar. 2025
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
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, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admiral
Noun
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Haugh, a career Air Force leader, was deputy commander of U.S. Cyber Command at Fort George G. Meade, Md., until President Joe Biden tapped him to lead the NSA in Feb. 2024.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2025
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The commander of the Eastern Theater Command from 2019 to 2022 was He.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2025
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In February 1942, Alfred Stanford, commodore of the Cruising Club of America, one of the country’s leading amateur sailing groups, sent a proposal to the Navy to use nonmilitary sailing vessels for anti-submarine patrols and rescue operations.—
David Wolman,
Smithsonian Magazine,
8 Jan. 2025
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But what stood out largely was the commodore amongst the stylish guests who trekked to the Fishtown neighborhood.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
6 Dec. 2024
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While Rice’s ability to punish baseballs landed him a somewhat regular spot in the Yanks’ lineup, his versatility offers a nice bonus to the skipper.—
James O'Connell,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2025
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Will Venable appreciated the support following his first win as Sox skipper.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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As someone who was an athlete, a team captain, and a coach and watched sports her whole life, Gaines has incorporated this knowledge into her training to address communications, negotiations, conflict resolution, emotional intelligence, team building, and cooperation, among many other things.—
Molly Peck,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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These pilots are the only ones allowed to make the 50-mile transit, with the ship’s captain required to cede control for the complex journey through the isthmus passage.—
Silvana Paternostro Nathalia Angarita,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Admiral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admiral. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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