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as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
all questions and comments should be directed to the chair
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as in helm
the place of leadership or command
the chair of the English department at the university
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Recent Examples of chair
Pegula has served for years on the WTA Player Council and was recently tapped to chair the tour’s new Tour Architecture Council, a working group tasked with examining the increasingly demanding schedule and structural pressures players say have intensified in recent seasons.
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Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Everyone settled into folding chairs ringed around folding tables.
—Hazlitt, 11 Mar. 2026
Serkis has recently been in Los Angeles and New Zealand in pre-production for the film, which starts shooting in May with Serkis in the director’s chair.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Legend was the only judge to turn his chair.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
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Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
Everyone settled into folding chairs ringed around folding tables.
—Hazlitt, 11 Mar. 2026
Serkis has recently been in Los Angeles and New Zealand in pre-production for the film, which starts shooting in May with Serkis in the director’s chair.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Legend was the only judge to turn his chair.
—Dante Motley, Austin American Statesman, 11 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chair
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The conservancy’s chairperson, Kasey Austin-Tibbets, and Fresno County Supervisor Garry Bredefeld, who’s on the group’s board, were among officials who held a news conference Thursday, March 5, in Fresno to decry the use of the compost, the Fresno Bee reported.—
Bay Area News Group,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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In accepting the Milestone Award tonight at the 37th annual Producers Guild Awards, producer Jason Blum thanked many, beginning with his longtime friend Barry Diller, the billionaire chairperson of IAC, who presented him with the prize.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 Feb. 2026
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Abel, who took over the helm at the start of 2026, purchased roughly $15 million worth of the company's stock, while committing to use all of his after-tax salary to buy shares every year.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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Eric Wiseman, lead independent director on Cigna’s board, said Evanko will take over the helm of a company that has seen tremendous transformation and growth during Cordani’s tenure as CEO.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
4 Mar. 2026
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Lian Jianchang, chairman of Long Bamboo Technology Group, told Xinhua that the company would focus on the lightweight, green, and biodegradable characteristics of bamboo.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Mar. 2026
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Still, the good news this week in Chicago was the groundbreaking for the new Chicago Fire stadium, privately funded to the tune of some $750 million by the Chicago Fire’s owner and chairman, Joe Mansueto.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2026
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Three glide bombs struck the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing four people, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said Tuesday.—
HANNA ARHIROVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Matt Keller, the district’s media and public relations supervisor, served as the moderator, telling the group that employees had emailed more than 100 questions.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Columnist Gregg Doyel was there and served as the evening's moderator.—
Evan Frank,
IndyStar,
5 Mar. 2026
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Although other Democratic governors and public health leaders have openly criticized the federal government, few have been as outspoken as Newsom, who is considering a run for president in 2028 and is in his second and final term as governor.—
Angela Hart,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Kim’s fresh push to be recognized as a nuclear state comes as the US president prepares a visit to the region in coming weeks that will include a summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.—
Soo-hyang Choi,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chair. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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