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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
Under the stars, hundreds gather on blankets and folding chairs, some with picnic baskets and bottles of wine, others as passersby who stop, captivated by the 7,000-square-foot screen lighting up the New World Center.
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Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Five chairs lined up along the pink wall, four stations, and our centrepiece—a white leather chair that leans back and spins.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
The lesson isn’t that investors tremble when Fed chairs talk about stocks.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Emma Stone was spotted speaking with Felix from Stray Kids, but both jumped when a crowd of guests knocked over one of the metal chairs — despite security’s best efforts to protect the central table.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Five chairs lined up along the pink wall, four stations, and our centrepiece—a white leather chair that leans back and spins.
—Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2025
The lesson isn’t that investors tremble when Fed chairs talk about stocks.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Emma Stone was spotted speaking with Felix from Stray Kids, but both jumped when a crowd of guests knocked over one of the metal chairs — despite security’s best efforts to protect the central table.
—Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chair
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Motel Cactus producer Cha Seung-jae would then give Bong full control for his breakthrough cult hit Barking Dogs Never Bite (2000), while Park would later become hugely influential as chairperson of the Korean Film Council (KOFIC).—
Mathew Scott,
HollywoodReporter,
18 Sep. 2025
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Wei Yujing, the cofounder and chairperson of Chicjoc, provides further elaboration.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
17 Sep. 2025
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Cavanagh, 59, will take Comcast’s helm at a challenging moment in the traditional media sector.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
29 Sep. 2025
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Sgarbossa arrived at the management helm of Balmain in May 2024 from Givenchy, having also worked at Gucci, Mango and Benetton earlier in his career.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
19 Sep. 2025
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The same is true for Kenn Ricci, a serial American aviation businessman and chairman of private jet company Flexjet.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Two days later, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Brendan Carr voiced his frustrations over Kimmel's comments and ABC temporarily pulled Kimmel from the air, while broadcasters Sinclair and Nexstar continued to preempt the show following its return on Sept 23.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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Similarly, Black-eyed Susans ()—including Goldsturm—develop rich seed heads that support birds such as juncos, sparrows and towhees.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Mthethwa also faced an ongoing probe that heard allegations by a provincial police commissioner who accused him of attempting to obstruct the prosecution of a former head of South Africa’s Crime Intelligence Services who was being investigated for corruption.—
Nimi Princewill,
CNN Money,
1 Oct. 2025
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The View moderator Goldberg is an EGOT-winning actress known for roles in Ghost, Sister Act, and The Color Purple.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Sep. 2025
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In a social media post, moderators promised to keep customers in the loop on plans to reopen.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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With the Giants firing manager Bob Melvin, Bochy's old post has opened up, and the Giants' president of baseball operations is his former MVP catcher, Buster Posey.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The company also announced that Gustav Söderström, co-president and chief product and technology officer, and Alex Norström, co-president and chief business officer, as its co-CEOs.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chair. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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