He was raised to the rank of colonel two years ago.
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Colonel
/ˈkɜː.nl̩/
Synonyms for "colonel" (57 found)
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Strong matches (17)
commander in chiefcommanding officercommissioned officercompany officerexecexecutive officerfield marshalfield officerfirst lieutenantfive-star generalfour-star generalgeneralgeneral officergeneralissimojemadar
Noun(2 words)
commissioned officerfield officer
Related words (28)
junior officerlieutenantlieutenant colonellieutenant generalmajormajor generalmarechalmarshalodofficerone-star generalorderly officerrisaldarsenior officershavetailsirdarstaff officersubahdarsubalternsublieutenant
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the brassthe old manthree-star generaltop brasstwo-star general
Noun(3 words)
military officerrank holdersenior officer
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4 entriesbrigade commanderdecorated colonelregiment commanderretired colonel
Collocations
5 entriescolonel in commandcolonel rankcolonel's appointmentfull colonelregiment commander
Inflections
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2 entriesSample sentences
15 total sentences available.
He advanced to colonel.
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He holds the rank of colonel.
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He was promoted to colonel two years ago.
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