as in executive
a person who manages or directs something
we wanted an exemption from the policy regarding refunds, but the store manager refused
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Recent Examples of manager
His manager and business partner T.J. and Moonie, his stylist, are there; so are Sheba and Lisa Hyper, two of his day-ones who were part of his entourage during our interview.
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Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Cryptocurrency firm Coinbase, which added Trump's campaign manager to its advisory council and Palantir, the tech surveillance firm founded by JD Vance's former boss, billionaire Peter Thiel.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Boelter’s wife is listed as the manager of Praetorian on the Secretary of State filing, and as the president and CEO on the business’ website.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
New Brazil national team manager Carlo Ancelotti can see his side confirm its spot at the FIFA 2026 World Cup this week.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Natalie Meade, Rolling Stone, 16 June 2025
Cryptocurrency firm Coinbase, which added Trump's campaign manager to its advisory council and Palantir, the tech surveillance firm founded by JD Vance's former boss, billionaire Peter Thiel.
—Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
Boelter’s wife is listed as the manager of Praetorian on the Secretary of State filing, and as the president and CEO on the business’ website.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 15 June 2025
New Brazil national team manager Carlo Ancelotti can see his side confirm its spot at the FIFA 2026 World Cup this week.
—Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manager
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The new Versant, led by long-time sports media executive Mark Lazarus, has made clear its own intent to double down on sports.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Mike McCabe, the veteran gaming industry executive who heads the EWC Foundation, explained how gamesmanship would influence every aspect of the event.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The story asked coaches and administrators about their response to the changes that will take place due to the settlement.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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Garcia has been at the helm while the district gained national and state recognition, had outstanding academic performance, completed major construction projects, added full-day kindergarten, increased safety efforts and had administrator stability.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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Director's Audio Commentary – Watch the film with audio commentary by director Jake Schreier.—
Billie Melissa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
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Solak pointed to the departure of Jason Wilcox, their director of football, as a factor.—
Cerys Jones,
New York Times,
19 June 2025
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The search for a new superintendent will be conducted with candidate confidentiality to increase the pool of applicants.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The Del Mar Union School District has wrapped up the community engagement phase in its search for its next superintendent.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Alarcon, who’s been working in highway construction since 2012 and now serves as a traffic control supervisor in Irvine, has four children.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2025
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The future of legal aid Whatever the barriers between the county and the federal government on immigration, immigrant advocates see the county’s legal aid program as a tangible benefit that supervisors can and should expand.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2025
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“Manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manager. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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