as in leaders
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
every morning the boss hands out a list of top-priority tasks
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as in supervises
to be in charge of
she bossed that project for years, until she was promoted again
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as in rules
to exercise authority or power over
bossed the entire job site for a year
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as in leads
to serve as leader of
bossed the entire gang of electricians on the construction project
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Recent Examples of bosses
ABC News,
30 June 2026
Some bosses are demanding, disorganized or poor communicators but still want their teams to succeed.
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Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Back in 2023—right when companies were bringing down the RTO hammer—the business leader argued that workers who go into the office will get a career boost by demonstrating their value to bosses.
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Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
No country has ever won the World Cup under a manager or head coach born outside its borders, yet this tournament features more teams with non-native bosses than in any previous edition.
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Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
Soaring through skies, dodging obstacles, and shooting tiny robots and giant bosses felt great in the original release, so none of that needed significant changes.
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Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
Don’t get sucked into arguments with bosses or supervisors.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
After a cameo in 2025’s Superman, Alcock returns as Supergirl for the second big-screen feature in the DC slate cooked up by bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran.
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Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
New laws in California, Colorado, Connecticut and Illinois seek to curb AI bias, rein in ‘robo bosses’ and protect children from opaque, emotionally manipulative chatbots.
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Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
Dano and Collette joined co-stars Abigail Breslin and Greg Kinnear and their director bosses Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris at the screening.
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Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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His job was to cut and paste responses from scripts his scam bosses generated.
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ABC News,
30 June 2026
Some bosses are demanding, disorganized or poor communicators but still want their teams to succeed.
—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
Back in 2023—right when companies were bringing down the RTO hammer—the business leader argued that workers who go into the office will get a career boost by demonstrating their value to bosses.
—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
30 June 2026
No country has ever won the World Cup under a manager or head coach born outside its borders, yet this tournament features more teams with non-native bosses than in any previous edition.
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Gregg Evans,
New York Times,
28 June 2026
Soaring through skies, dodging obstacles, and shooting tiny robots and giant bosses felt great in the original release, so none of that needed significant changes.
—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
27 June 2026
Don’t get sucked into arguments with bosses or supervisors.
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Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
26 June 2026
After a cameo in 2025’s Superman, Alcock returns as Supergirl for the second big-screen feature in the DC slate cooked up by bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran.
—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
26 June 2026
New laws in California, Colorado, Connecticut and Illinois seek to curb AI bias, rein in ‘robo bosses’ and protect children from opaque, emotionally manipulative chatbots.
—
Marc Levy,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Verb
No harm, no foul — as long as the commission bosses back the changes, Zelden said.
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Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
Dano and Collette joined co-stars Abigail Breslin and Greg Kinnear and their director bosses Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris at the screening.
—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bosses
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London — Democratic leaders must answer to voters, lawmakers and other world leaders.
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Just over a year ago, a federal judge dismissed a possible federal consent decree with the department, leading to now-former police chief Brian O'Hara, Mayor Jacob Frey and leaders from the state human rights department to double down on a joint commitment to the local decree.
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Milshtein previously served as adviser to COGAT, which supervises civilian policy in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.
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As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.
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He was called to the stewards and slapped with a one-race ban that rules him out of Sunday's Grand Prix.
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Best player available rules the day.
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Japan leads Brazil 1-0 after the first 45 minutes, taking advantage of essentially its only chance so far.
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Hickenlooper leads Gonzales 41% to 34% in the primary, according to a June 8 poll released by the Colorado Community Research, a polling firm.
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Customers were very important; workers, foremen.
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For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.
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There are approximately 3,800 public highway/rail crossings in Missouri, but state funding only allows for improvements to around 30 to 35 crossings per year, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MODOT) Office of Multimodal Operations, which oversees rail services in the state.
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In addition to his literary career, Sarris oversees the multibillion-dollar Graton Resort & Casino, and uses gaming revenue for tribal housing, education and activism, even as the project exposes tensions over wealth, power and belonging in Sonoma County.
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The framework that currently governs Palestinian workers in Israel dates to 1994, when Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed to the Paris Protocol of the Oslo Accords.
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Thomas added that Cancer is connected to home life, family, ancestry and emotional foundations, while Capricorn governs career, public image and professional success.
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Kelly Mason commands Cabernet Franc, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir with a deft hand, both at her namesake Mason Vineyards and Domaine Queylus.
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Known to get into the minutiae of coding himself, Andreou actively participates in building tools, with a vibrant personality that commands the room.
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“Bosses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bosses. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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