Commanding
Commanding adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: with the death of the general, he instantly became the commanding officer on the field of battle
Main and commanding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Main" instead an adjective "Commanding".
Main
Main adjective - Coming before all others in importance.
Commanding and main are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commanding" instead an adjective "Main".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Mooks: Totally averted in the first book, there is only the main terrorists commanding a lot of giant slave monsters.
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He can't defeat it, so he manages to make his way back to the main room of the ARC and tells Leek, who's commanding it, that since he won't beg for his life, Leek may as well just kill him now.
Source: Summon Bigger Fish - The Last Ship contains examples of the following tropes: The Captain: The main character is Thomas, who is the commanding officer of the Nathan James.
Source: Literature / The Last Ship
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