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high-ranking

ADJECTIVE
exalted
Synonyms
STRONGEST
eminent highest-ranking
WEAK
astral august dignified elevated exaggerated excessive first grand high high-minded highest honorable honored ideal illustrious immodest imposing inflated intellectual leading lofty magnificent noble number

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Rank-and-file reporters, producers and editors often don’t get a chance to attend the high-priced event, while high-ranking politicians, celebrities and television anchors who don’t cover the White House often do.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

Phelan is the latest high-ranking military leader to leave the administration in recent months.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

"When we can start celebrating is when we have a crew safely in the medbay of the ship," the high-ranking official said.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Several of the servicemen still jailed today were detained in a March 2018 crackdown in which agents from military intelligence targeted a group of high-ranking officers and accused them of conspiracy, rebellion and other charges.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

The CIA had never had a high-ranking source inside Soviet intelligence.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin