as in elder
the senior member of a group
the dean of the Aspen ski instructors oversaw the training of the rescue team
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Recent Examples of dean
However, Courtney Hull, associate dean of Fire/EMS training at WCTC, said about 30 to 40% of the people in the EMT/firefighting DEA program are women.
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Chung, the former university dean, said there are virtually no chances for North Korea to give up its nuclear program.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Months later, in March 2023, a student shot and injured two deans inside East High School.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Instead, the dean worries about how the situation will come off to the rest of the academic community.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
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Cathy Kozlowicz, jsonline.com, 30 Oct. 2025
Chung, the former university dean, said there are virtually no chances for North Korea to give up its nuclear program.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Months later, in March 2023, a student shot and injured two deans inside East High School.
—Jessica Seaman, Denver Post, 24 Oct. 2025
Instead, the dean worries about how the situation will come off to the rest of the academic community.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dean
Noun
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But her anger towards the man who assaulted her, and the village elders who blamed her for her trauma, remains.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sanger's father was a seabird biologist, but also served as a church elder.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The agreement includes bipartisan bills worked out by the Senate Appropriations Committee to fund parts of government — food aid, veterans programs and the legislative branch, among other things.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
10 Nov. 2025
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Mills and the Texans’ offense scored a touchdown on all three of their fourth-quarter drives, including the veteran quarterback capping a 14-play, 93-yard drive with a 14-yard run to complete the comeback and give Houston a 30-29 lead — its first of the game.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Sorkin, Kernen and Quick have been anchoring the show together for the last 14 years, with Kernen serving as the doyen of the group, going to back to its 1995 debut.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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My first tax boss was Stephen Land, a doyen of the international tax bar in New York, now retired.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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The game’s elder statesman Of course, 29 is much older than 21 — especially in college hoops.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
2 Nov. 2025
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An elder statesman in the field of neuroplasticity, Merzenich and two other scientists received the prestigious Kavli Award in Neuroscience in 2016 for their groundbreaking discoveries that the adult brain could change, adapt and create new neural connections throughout life.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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And most seniors have been blocked from accessing the drugs, because Medicare is legally barred from covering weight-loss drugs.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
7 Nov. 2025
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General admission for children ages 3 to 12 and seniors starts at $16.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Dean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dean. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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