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
Prime and commanding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Prime" instead an adjective "Commanding".
Prime
Prime adjective - Highest in rank or authority.
Usage example: the prime strategist in the senator's presidential campaign
Commanding and prime are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Commanding" instead an adjective "Prime".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Like his prime universe counterpart, he now realizes he enjoys commanding a starship too much to give it up.
Source: Film / Star Trek Beyond -
Although this works differently in Animated: Magnus is the commanding rank for all Autobots, while Prime is a lower-but-still-pretty-high rank.
Source: Legacy Character - Erwin Stahler and Max Steiner's former commanding officer are prime examples.
Source: Aristocrats Are Evil
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