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as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
the new director of the company plans to make a number of changes in daily operations
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as in producer
a person who supervises the production of a stage show
the director of the drama club's next production will be a student
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Recent Examples of director
For director Mihai Mincan, the project draws from personal experience while avoiding sentimentality.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Relevant high-paying jobs include product manager, project manager, and operations director.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Last month, White House communications director Steven Cheung criticized a different Washington Post story that quoted a drone warfare expert about the vulnerability of the U.S. to drone strikes.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
The writer/director will unveil the 4K restoration of the acclaimed 2004 indie at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on September 19 as part of the museum’s overall fall programming slate.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Aug. 2025
Relevant high-paying jobs include product manager, project manager, and operations director.
—Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Last month, White House communications director Steven Cheung criticized a different Washington Post story that quoted a drone warfare expert about the vulnerability of the U.S. to drone strikes.
—Shannon Bond, NPR, 18 Aug. 2025
The writer/director will unveil the 4K restoration of the acclaimed 2004 indie at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on September 19 as part of the museum’s overall fall programming slate.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for director
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The 160-person staff includes psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, case managers and people who have received mental health treatment.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Rogers died from lung cancer, his longtime manager Meryl Soodak told ABC7 and The Hollywood Reporter.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Michael Sloan, a television writer, producer, and novelist best known as the co-creator of The Equalizer, died in New York City on August 13.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
17 Aug. 2025
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Following the loss of $4 billion in federal grants, Gov. Gavin Newsom is hoping the legislature will give high-speed rail $1 billion per year from the fees the state charges energy producers and manufacturers for emitting greenhouse gases.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
16 Aug. 2025
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Pioneering female music industry executives Leslie Fram and Cameo Carlson are finding new ways to amplify diverse voices in Nashville's country music scene.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Disney executives revealed the details during a preview for members of the media at Epcot.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
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Connors also stars in Crazy Love, the debut feature by stage director Kevin Treacy and cinematographer Jason Byrne.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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Joining them at the read-throughs have been the playwright, Reza herself, in from Paris, and the veteran stage director Scott Ellis, recently known for his Broadway revival of Doubt.—
Adrienne Miller,
Vogue,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Star-Telegram spoke with sheriffs, jail administrators, advocates, lawyers and other stakeholders to get perspective on the issue.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Aug. 2025
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Her daughter was miserable at school, crying everyday, and Palmer was also feeling increasingly miserable in her school administrator job. Making a switch improved everyone’s wellbeing.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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In the 86-minute documentary, Eddie Johnson, a former Chicago police superintendent who is Black, expresses his initial disgust that a pair of White men would attack the gay actor and musician.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
23 Aug. 2025
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Representatives from Arrowhead and the seven K-8 districts who met Aug. 21 also agreed to form a small working group of business managers and superintendents to decide what information to examine.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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After her recovery journey, Ward began working as a recovery support technician supervisor at Freedom House in 2022.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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Plant supervisors could log downtime reasons, tag root causes and assign action items.—
Apurva Wadodkar,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/director. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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