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
Daniela Deutsch, the dean of architecture at downtown’s NewSchool of Architecture & Design, came to the event with The San Diego Union-Tribune to give her initial thoughts.
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Honoring Daniel Lewis, founding dean of dance at New World School of the Arts, Dance NOW!
—Sean Erwin, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Hamish Linklater is great as the new dean of Godolkin University (aka God U).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The interim medical school dean who replaced him stepped away from the post, citing in part, the treatment of Sakr.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Honoring Daniel Lewis, founding dean of dance at New World School of the Arts, Dance NOW!
—Sean Erwin, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Hamish Linklater is great as the new dean of Godolkin University (aka God U).
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
The interim medical school dean who replaced him stepped away from the post, citing in part, the treatment of Sakr.
—John Wisely, Freep.com, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dean
Noun
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Seek wisdom from mentors, elders, or even the younger version of yourself who still believed in magic.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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When personalities from within the game — sports directors, coaches, journalists, esteemed elders — appear on programming adjacent to the Bundesliga or the national team (Sport1’s Doppelpass, for instance), strong opinions and disagreements are par for the course.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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During his postgame press conference, Dart thanked Wilson for the veteran mentorship leading up to his first career start.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sanford was a veteran of the Iraq War, according to officials.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
29 Sep. 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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Will Carless Soft-spoken and with the natural grace and charm of an elder statesman, Jason Wilson has been working to heal young people and families for more than two decades.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Best Primetime Kits Novak Djokovic: Lacoste Novak Djokovic looked the part of tennis’ elder statesman in his black Lacoste kit paired with his signature Court FF 3 Novak Night Energy shoes from Asics.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The homestead exemption is available for people with disabilities and seniors whose total income falls below a certain amount.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Sep. 2025
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Taylen Kinney, a 6-2, 185-pound senior from the Overtime Elite program in Atlanta, will announce on Sunday for either KU, Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisville or Oregon.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Dean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dean. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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