COMMODORE Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

commodore

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as in admiral

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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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for commodore

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The year after Young swore at the Coast Guard admiral in public, Rep. Duncan D. Hunter of California brought up the issue once more at a different House hearing featuring a different admiral, Zukunft.

— McKenzie Funk, ProPublica, 23 Jan. 2025
Fagan, also the Coast Guard’s first female four-star admiral, had served as the military branch’s 27th commandant since June 1, 2022, after former President Biden chose her to lead the service of 42,000 active-duty, 7,000 reserve and 8,700 civilian personnel.

— Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025