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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
Launched by Bernadine Healy, the first woman to serve as director of the NIH, the Women’s Health Initiative aimed to study ways to prevent heart disease, cancer and osteoporosis.
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Jean Wactawski-Wende, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
As a result of Buchanan’s termination, the board has determined to withdraw his nomination for election as a director of the company at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting to be held on May 14.
—Time, 2 May 2025
Who is directing Toy Story 5? Stanton, a longtime Pixar director known for classics like Finding Nemo and A Bug’s Life, will direct Toy Story 5.
—Maddie Garfinkle, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In the first 24 hours of the Eaton fire, Pasadena’s communications director helped activate four different kinds of alerts to keep its residents apprised of evacuation orders, while also hopping on several news programs and doing interviews to share updates in real time.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Jean Wactawski-Wende, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
As a result of Buchanan’s termination, the board has determined to withdraw his nomination for election as a director of the company at the company’s annual shareholders’ meeting to be held on May 14.
—Time, 2 May 2025
Who is directing Toy Story 5? Stanton, a longtime Pixar director known for classics like Finding Nemo and A Bug’s Life, will direct Toy Story 5.
—Maddie Garfinkle, People.com, 19 Apr. 2025
In the first 24 hours of the Eaton fire, Pasadena’s communications director helped activate four different kinds of alerts to keep its residents apprised of evacuation orders, while also hopping on several news programs and doing interviews to share updates in real time.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for director
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The mint julep became the event’s official drink in 1939, when racetrack managers began selling the glasses the drinks were served in as souvenirs.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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In the workers’ break room, managers stripped the dedicated union bulletin board and removed the binders containing the collective-bargaining agreement.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2025
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Based on a report from the USGS published earlier this year, China was the top producer of 30 critical minerals in 2024, and the U.S. relies heavily on mineral imports from China and Canada.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Andy Bell Embraces Icons And Introspection For ‘Ten Crowns’ Bell and his producer also drew inspiration from Erasure’s third album, which gave audiences such iconic hits as A Little Respect, Ship of Fools, and Chains of Love.—
Simon Thompson,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The article is a smorgasbord of detail, brimming with characters, including C-suite executives, public-relations staffers, marketing V.P.s, and Lauder herself, for whom Fraser reserves her best descriptions.—
Rachel Syme,
New Yorker,
4 May 2025
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Though not much has been heard from Gibson or Stallone on this effort, Voight has been making the rounds with different union reps and studio executives (as per Deadline).—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
4 May 2025
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No matter how daffy some of it is, the production has the important factor of clarity; a quality that the great stage director Peter Hall used to say is a vital component of any revival of a classic.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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That would be lyricist Fred Ebb, playwright Terrence McNally and original star Chita Rivera, key figures behind the 1993 Broadway musical, alongside composer John Kander and stage director Harold Prince.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Indeed, Dubrovsky himself had publicly attacked a university policy that required professors to submit their work to administrators before publishing or presenting it abroad.—
Anastasiia Vorozhtsova,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2025
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The White House has said, though, that Amy Gleason, who worked at DOGE's predecessor entity, U.S. Digital Service, is formally the administrator of DOGE.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
2 May 2025
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The former superintendent, Nicole Swigart, denied saying any of that.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
2 May 2025
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Now, the Trump administration is going further up the chain of command in the state, and taking aim at the superintendent.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2025
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The city’s transit supervisors are set to vote against the MTA rank and file in the upcoming primary for Gotham’s comptroller.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2025
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The two Democratic supervisors want to change how the county calculates its minimum reserve amount and expand the definition of what counts as reserves.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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“Director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/director. Accessed 12 May. 2025.
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