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as in director
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Recent Examples of auteur
That last part was a dealbreaker for most studios — Quentin Tarantino is the most recent on a very short list of auteurs to demand such an exceedingly rare rights-reversion agreement.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Kilmer worked with auteurs such as Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Mann but turned down offers from David Lynch and Robert Altman.
—Beatrice Loayza, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
The film marked the feature directorial debut of auteur Michael Bay and, despite mixed reviews from critics, became a box office success due to Lawrence and Smith's undeniable on-screen chemistry.
—Hanna Flanagan, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The auteur previously denied the bulk of the allegations on April 4, but did confirm that two allegedly consensual kisses occurred with his then-26-year-old assistant between December 2023 and May 2024.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Kilmer worked with auteurs such as Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Mann but turned down offers from David Lynch and Robert Altman.
—Beatrice Loayza, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
The film marked the feature directorial debut of auteur Michael Bay and, despite mixed reviews from critics, became a box office success due to Lawrence and Smith's undeniable on-screen chemistry.
—Hanna Flanagan, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The auteur previously denied the bulk of the allegations on April 4, but did confirm that two allegedly consensual kisses occurred with his then-26-year-old assistant between December 2023 and May 2024.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auteur
Noun
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Meghan Rose is an astrologer, tarot reader, and writer based in Los Angeles.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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How to remove labels from packages Rebecca Morin is a newsletter writer at USA TODAY.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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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,
Time,
2 May 2025
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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.—
Jean Wactawski-Wende,
The Conversation,
2 May 2025
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Stevens was one of three assistants who were part of a staff of over a dozen, including bodyguards, nannies, a chef, hair stylist and makeup artist.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Luxury fashion house Schiaparelli was tagged in Lopez’s post, along with a team of stylists who helped her tap into superstar mode.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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Clad in vibrant orange — a color aligning with his most recent album, Toda Época Tiene Su Encanto, which dropped September 2024 — the Puerto Rican wordsmith and his 12-member troupe brought a genre-bending set to the stage.—
Isabela Raygoza,
Billboard,
1 May 2025
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Poetry remains an exciting place where lyrical wordsmiths turn truth into art.—
Lorraine Berry,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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That development is the culmination of decades of tireless fundraising, and investment on local, regional, and national levels, said Jean-Pierre Blanc, the founder, creative director, and impresario of the Hyères fashion festival and its complementary event, Design Parade.—
Tina Isaac-Goizé,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2024
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In the fall of 2020, Kanye West, music impresario, fashion designer, flame thrower and Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband, founded a private school.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Reflecting this, in 1726’s Gulliver’s Travels, the Irish litterateur Jonathan Swift satirized early scientists as buffoons.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 2025
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Clearly, by now — that is, 1835 — science had done enough to prove itself in the eyes of the litterateurs.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 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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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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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auteur. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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