admiral

noun

Definition of admiralnext
as in commander
a high-ranking officer in the navy

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Recent Examples of admiral The move breaks with long-standing norms and follows Hegseth’s firings of top female admirals, raising new concerns about politicization and civilian interference in military leadership. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 Village People singer dies at 74 Willis was known for often performing with Village People in costume as a Navy admiral or police officer. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Plus, Tyland Lannister (Jefferson Hall) has secured the help of the Triarchy fleet by virtue of mud-wrestling Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn), the fleet’s admiral. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026 As promised by Toussaint at Deadline’s SXSW London Studio last week, episode 1 features a spectacular naval battle scene in which his character comes up against arch enemy, female admiral Sharako Lohar (Abigail Thorn). — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for admiral
Recent Examples of Synonyms for admiral
  1. commander
  2. commodore
  3. skipper
  4. captain
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  • On Thursday, photos released by state broadcaster IRIB showed the commander sitting next to Khamenei’s casket during a farewell ceremony in Tehran.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
  • Xi, who is also head of the military, presented orders promoting Zhang Shuguang and air force commander Wang Gang to generals at a ceremony Friday.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Definition of commander
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  • The coast guard command will be led by a commodore and backed up by an unspecified number of personnel, patrol ships and aircraft for law enforcement, monitoring, environmental protection and search and rescue.
    — Jim Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In 2019, club members suspected Stellato of $20,000 worth of embezzlement and relieved him of his rear commodore position, according to court records.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2026
Definition of commodore
Noun
  • Schlittler, meanwhile, has a legitimate case to start for the American League, which will be managed by rival Blue Jays skipper John Schneider.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
  • The American League and National League teams will be managed by John Schneider and Dave Roberts, respectively, the skippers of last year’s World Series clubs.
    — Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of skipper
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  • After belting the song, England captain Harry Kane barely managed to get through a post-match interview with his totally shattered voice.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026
  • On March 30, 2026, a French court sentenced the Chinese captain in absentia to one year in prison and issued an arrest warrant after convicting him of failing to comply with orders to stop his ship.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 6 July 2026
Definition of captain

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