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Recent Examples of jefe The tortilla had no flavor; the tostada which supposedly offers textural counterpoint — the whole idea, according to its advocates, like Times newsletter jefe Karim Doumar — was soggy. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025 Learn more The other jefe Raúl headed the Cuban Army for decades, and under his watch the military control over the economy expanded. Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025 Chambers, a longtime exec, spent a great degree of time in L.A. since serving as distribution jefe for Disney. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2025 Trejo’s Spirits Tequila Alternative Action hero and Trejo’s Tacos jefe Danny Trejo has been sober for over 50 years and has put his name on a smooth and balanced zero-proof tequila alternative that empowers non-imbibers to make perfect Palomas and hangover-free margaritas. Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 18 Jan. 2024 Many of my peers learned English from Scully — as my jefe Hector once wrote, there was no better teacher outside of Warner Bros. cartoons. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2022 Los Tigres del Norte Leave it to Los Tigres del Norte’s power anthem to get everyone on the dance floor feeling like a jefe (boss). Billboard Staff, Billboard, 4 May 2022 Un jefe revolucionario cae en una trampa, su mujer y el pueblo lo salvan pero su campamento es arrasado. Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2019 In an end-of-year address posted online, the ELN’s jefe máximo, who goes by the alias Gabino, promised to continue negotiations even if hostilities resumed. Maximo Anderson, Bloomberg.com, 10 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for jefe
Noun
  • After they were discovered by her boss, she was also forced to kill her superior and burned all the participant files.
    Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
  • His father, Curtis, took the day off work from a General Electric small appliances plant in Allentown to watch his son in person, fortuitously getting permission from his boss — who was himself the father of a major league pitcher, Curt Simmons.
    Jon Paul Hoornstra, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
Noun
  • Subramanian’s deputy asked the jury foreman, who responded in the affirmative.
    Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 2 July 2025
  • The jury foreman in the Karen Read retrial called on the FBI to take its own look into the death of Boston Police Department officer John O'Keefe.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 26 June 2025
Noun
  • The White House sent letters to leaders of several countries announcing blanket tariffs ranging from 25% to 40% starting Aug. 1.
    Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 8 July 2025
  • The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, addresses the audience to celebrate his 90th birthday at Tsuglagkhang, the Dalai Lama Temple, on July 06, 2025 in Dharamshala, India.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • The chief, who is known to bristle at direction from the board, said some of the improvements Hahn asked for were already happening.
    Rebecca Ellis Follow, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2025
  • Newcomers from India include 53-year-old Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai, 57-year-old Microsoft chief Satya Nadella and 57-year-old Nikesh Arora, who has run cybersecurity company Palo Alto Networks since 2018.
    Matt Durot, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • About five minutes later, Lindholm says the ship started moving again and things appeared to be back to normal, adding the captain explained over the PA system that two people had fallen overboard, but both were safe and back on the ship.
    Jillian Frankel, People.com, 1 July 2025
  • The Indiana Fever will be without guard Caitlin Clark for the third straight game after announcing that the 2025 All-Star Game captain will remain sidelined with a groin injury from the Commissioner’s Cup Championship game against the Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday night.
    Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Noun
  • Israel launched the air war on June 13, attacking Iranian nuclear facilities and killing top military commanders as well as civilians in the worst blow to the Islamic Republic since the 1980s war with Iraq.
    USA Today, USA Today, 29 June 2025
  • Since then, the Mars satellites have acted as a super-speed web of cosmic messengers, passing data, imagery, software changes and commands between the Martian robotic scouts and their commanders across NASA.
    Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • If a manager violates this requirement, the association may terminate the management contract.
    Ron Hurtibise, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2025
  • Bench coach Ray Montgomery took over on June 20 as the acting — now interim — manager as the Angels entered Friday winners in seven of their last 10 games.
    Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025

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“Jefe.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/jefe. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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