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Recent Examples of high command
Beyond its use as a motivational tool, the Army of Drones program allows the high command in Kyiv to adjust the targets their forces prioritize.
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Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Despite the high command’s efforts to reduce Korean aspirations to Cold War binaries, these reformers knew that their ambitions were broader and more diverse.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The military high command’s response, four decades after the last junta ceded power, confirms Brazilians’ established respect for civilian authority and little desire to return to rule by generals.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2025
Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Rami Malek are engaging in a psychological game of chess in writer-director James Vanderbilt‘s historical drama Nuremberg that chronicles the efforts to bring the Nazi high command to justice after World War II in the Nuremberg Trials.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
Despite the high command’s efforts to reduce Korean aspirations to Cold War binaries, these reformers knew that their ambitions were broader and more diverse.
—Kornel Chang
september 19, Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
The military high command’s response, four decades after the last junta ceded power, confirms Brazilians’ established respect for civilian authority and little desire to return to rule by generals.
—The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2025
Oscar winners Russell Crowe and Rami Malek are engaging in a psychological game of chess in writer-director James Vanderbilt‘s historical drama Nuremberg that chronicles the efforts to bring the Nazi high command to justice after World War II in the Nuremberg Trials.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for high command
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Downstairs, meanwhile, the finished basement could become a rec room, billiards room, or fitness center, with a large brick fireplace heating up the space.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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At the center are three siblings bound by the legacy their mother built and the unfinished business their father left behind.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2026
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John Gibson After a slow start, Gibson took command of the Red Wings’ net in December and became the clear starter the rest of the way.—
Max Bultman,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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The cult status Drain Gang commands online has created an inscrutable, near-mythical air around its members.—
Harry Thorfinn-George,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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Maybe the bright lights of a win-or-go-home playoff game proved too big of a moment for a young, inexperienced Hawks team.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The home team has won every game in this series, which is a good sign for Toronto in Game 6.—
Dan Santaromita,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The 20,062-seat stadium has a Petco Park vibe, from the artwork and nods to the team’s history located throughout the stadium.—
Ryan Finley,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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In advance of the Florida Legislature meeting next week to redraw congressional districts, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz is decrying the move as a partisan effort to eliminate Democratic seats.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The insurgents, who operate at ease, crossing borders and dominating much of the countryside in Mali and Burkina Faso, now feel emboldened to target capital cities.—
Ulf Laessing,
semafor.com,
30 Apr. 2026
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And the cost for the pool’s ongoing repairs have delayed the Park District’s ability to do many other capital projects in the parks.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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“High command.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20command. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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