Commanding
Commanding adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Gain and commanding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gain" instead a verb "Commanding".
Gain
Gain verb - To gradually increase in.
Commanding and gain are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Commanding" with "Gain", this verbs are similar.
Both words in one sentence
- Gihren loyalist Colonel Killing from Mobile Suit Gundam 0080: War in the Pocket murders his commanding officer and usurps his position, orders a nuclear strike on a colony, and cares nothing for his own troops, deliberately sabotaging a mission in order to gain permission for his nuclear attack.
Source: Insane Admiral -
The Chains of Commanding: Taffe is assigned leader of the platoon by Bismun, but she couldnt care less; in addition to this, Muneca is very ambitious to gain power.
Source: Webcomic / Pacificators -
Colonel Kilgore: Herrick is only a lieutenant, but otherwise fits this trope rather well, being overly eager to fight the Chigs and gain prestige and honor—even when he's commanding the reserve in a recon mission and has been specifically ordered not to engage the enemy.
Source: Series / Space: Above and Beyond
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