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Recent Examples of administrators
Beyond potential political resistance, implementing the name changes saddles campus administrators with costly and time-consuming busywork, including updating legal documents, maps and physical signage.
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Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
That status means students and teachers must stay inside the building, and teachers and building administrators lock all perimeter doors.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
But there’s never been significant momentum for an on-campus stadium since the idea was revisited in the late 1970s and school administrators dismissed it as unrealistic.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The state ordered the district to provide outside training for all administrators and history teachers to ensure instruction is not discriminatory or antisemitic.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Teachers, staff and administrators have spent the past few weeks preparing the new building.
—Rick Montanez, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Minneapolis public schools were closed Thursday and Friday because of the tumult, but the district directed teachers to report to their school building to receive more details from administrators about the online instruction option.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Local administrators on Sunday were awaiting further guidance from the state during the quickly evolving situation, said Janna Haynes, a county spokeswoman.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Last month, gunshots rang out in the areas surrounding two HBCUs, leaving administrators scrambling as schools attempted to ramp up security in the wake of the violence.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026
That status means students and teachers must stay inside the building, and teachers and building administrators lock all perimeter doors.
—Silas Allen, Dallas Morning News, 12 Jan. 2026
But there’s never been significant momentum for an on-campus stadium since the idea was revisited in the late 1970s and school administrators dismissed it as unrealistic.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2026
The state ordered the district to provide outside training for all administrators and history teachers to ensure instruction is not discriminatory or antisemitic.
—Molly Gibbs, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
Teachers, staff and administrators have spent the past few weeks preparing the new building.
—Rick Montanez, CBS News, 12 Jan. 2026
Minneapolis public schools were closed Thursday and Friday because of the tumult, but the district directed teachers to report to their school building to receive more details from administrators about the online instruction option.
—Rebecca Santana, Fortune, 10 Jan. 2026
Local administrators on Sunday were awaiting further guidance from the state during the quickly evolving situation, said Janna Haynes, a county spokeswoman.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
Last month, gunshots rang out in the areas surrounding two HBCUs, leaving administrators scrambling as schools attempted to ramp up security in the wake of the violence.
—Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for administrators
Noun
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But for now, California is in good shape in terms of water supply, experts and water managers say, and restrictions are unlikely this summer.—
Paiching Wei,
Mercury News,
14 Jan. 2026
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Financial managers were recognized as the second-best job, followed by IT managers.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
14 Jan. 2026
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This was in the thick of Charli XCX’s Brat summer and the Chappell Roan explosion — a period when label executives were especially attuned to the commercial possibilities of young, clever, and charismatic female pop singers.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
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The guide cites surveys of executives about AI’s effect on their hiring and retention strategies, including those conducted by McKinsey & Co.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
15 Jan. 2026
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They can be downloaded free of charge and performed and adapted however the companies and their directors like.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles theater world underwent a historic leadership shift in 2023 when two artistic directors of color were placed at the helm of the city’s most prestigious nonprofit companies.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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Left out were executive directors, chiefs and associate, regional and deputy superintendents, who have the highest salary ranges.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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Data must be made actionable — presented in ways that governors, school superintendents, clergy, and families can use to make decisions.—
Deborah L. Birx,
STAT,
5 Jan. 2026
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The board of supervisors voted in April 2025 to essentially defund the joint city-county LAHSA and instead form its own department.—
Julie Sharp,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
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There was also a 13% decline in the number of homicides in 2025, according to data shared at the news conference, where police supervisors and Patterson presented CMPD’s annual end-of-year crime stats report and answered questions from reporters.—
Shane Connuck,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Administrators.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/administrators. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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