curator
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, ˈkyər-; kyu̇-ˈrā-; ˈkyu̇r-ə-, ˈkyər-
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, ˌkyər- \
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, ˈkyər- ; kyu̇-ˈrā- ; ˈkyu̇r-ə- , ˈkyər- \
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There were always dogs, Gregory R. Weidman, curator for both the Fort McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine and Hampton National Historic Site, tells SELF. — Jen A. Miller, SELF, "When My Dog Died, I Discovered a Thriving Pet Funeral Industry I Never Knew Existed," 9 Apr. 2019 Then there’s Gretchen (the inimitable Toni Collette), another major player who ditches her curator role for a new position as art advisor, seemingly for the sheer pleasure of annoying her former colleagues. — Candice Frederick, Harper's BAZAAR, "Netflix's Velvet Buzzsaw Shouldn't Work—But It (Mostly) Does," 3 Feb. 2019 There’s a Steam curator dedicated to WINE-compatible games, multiple websites (including part of WINE’s) dedicated to the same, and so on. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "Steam may get tools to play Windows games on Linux and Mac, code deep-dive finds," 16 Aug. 2018 Nonprofit organizations and businesses can also serve as curators. — Alison Lake, Washington Post, "Resident Curator program offers a historic Virginia home for lease. Repairs needed.," 27 May 2018 Nelson continued to be the driving force behind the collection of local historical memorabilia, farming equipment and implements and served as the museum's curator until his death. — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, "Funeral service set for Johnny Nelson, longtime Katy official," 23 Jan. 2018 Organized by Kasia Redzisz, senior curator at Tate Liverpool, the exhibition will feature 40 artists, most of them women. — Natalia Rachlin, WSJ, "A New Museum is Putting This Swiss Alps Town on the Map," 12 Dec. 2018 Helping fill in the gap are other folks, including a curator at the Victoria & Albert museum who treats some of Westwood's designs with a reverence bordering on awe. — Kenneth Turan, chicagotribune.com, "'Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist' review: Fashion designer 'a force to be reckoned with'," 11 July 2018 Kirsten Jensen, the former Gerry and Marguerite Lenfest chief curator at the James A. Michener Art Museum in Doylestown, told the Inquirer last year. — Bonnie L. Cook, Philly.com, "Robert M. Engman, 91, creator of sculptures great and small," 10 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'curator.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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