as in elder statesman
the senior member of a group
the revered éminence grise of Civil War historians
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Recent Examples of éminence grise
But none have matched JPMorgan, which, under the leadership of Wall Street’s eminence grise Jamie Dimon, has thrived.
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Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2024
Belafonte was 57, an eminence grise in entertainment, and his participation motivated lots of artists who admired him.
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Rob Tannenbaum,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2024
Federer serving in the Sinatra/Clooney part as the eminence grise.
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Jason Gay,
WSJ,
24 Sep. 2022
That emotionally astute author, the eminence grise, the institutional memory.
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Washington Post,
29 Dec. 2021
Matthews is an eminence grise of television news, his pugilistic and red-cheeked persona familiar to viewers from countless election nights.
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BostonGlobe.com,
2 Mar. 2020
In the world of the candle obsessed, Diptyque is the eminence grise.
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Kathleen Hou,
The Cut,
16 Jan. 2018
Paolo Confino,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2024
Belafonte was 57, an eminence grise in entertainment, and his participation motivated lots of artists who admired him.
—
Rob Tannenbaum,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2024
Federer serving in the Sinatra/Clooney part as the eminence grise.
—
Jason Gay,
WSJ,
24 Sep. 2022
That emotionally astute author, the eminence grise, the institutional memory.
—
Washington Post,
29 Dec. 2021
Matthews is an eminence grise of television news, his pugilistic and red-cheeked persona familiar to viewers from countless election nights.
—
BostonGlobe.com,
2 Mar. 2020
In the world of the candle obsessed, Diptyque is the eminence grise.
—
Kathleen Hou,
The Cut,
16 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for éminence grise
Noun
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How would one of hip-hop’s elder statesmen reflect on his career and his many successes?
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Fittingly, the Yankees’ elder statesman has somehow rewound the clock.
Noun
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The veteran guard joined the Nuggets in 2025 on a one-year veteran minimum contract and went on to post one of the best shooting seasons of his career.
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Trump’s order calls for veterans from around the country to come for rehabilitative services.
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Pageants, deans' lists, graduations or military enlistments are not accepted.
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Before serving as president of the University of Alabama, Bell served as provost and professor of engineering at Louisiana State University and as dean of the School of Engineering and professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Kansas.
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Morris, his wife, Debbie, the church, along with a group of current and former church elders and a former employee, still face a $1 million defamation suit filed by Cindy Clemishire and her father.
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Meanwhile, the Gen Zers now aging into homebuying represent a smaller cohort than their elders.
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“éminence grise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9minence%20grise. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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