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as in main
coming before all others in importance
our chief priority this year will be cutting the budget
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as in presiding
highest in rank or authority
the chief administrator will be retiring soon
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as in body
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son
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as in leader
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
our chief is out on a business trip right now
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as in bodies
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son
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as in leaders
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
our chief is out on a business trip right now
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Recent Examples of chief
Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2025
Most recently, Hong served as president and chief operating officer of PlayOn!, a high school media and technology company.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Landon Mion , Stepheny Price , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
It’s expected to finish Sunday with a 10-day cume hovering around $120 million in a major victory for Warners’ movie chiefs Pamela Abdy and Michael De Luca.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2025
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Adjective
Maine's chief election official, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, was at Thursday's meeting in North Carolina and welcomed Kollar-Kotelly's decision.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Apr. 2025
Most recently, Hong served as president and chief operating officer of PlayOn!, a high school media and technology company.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
Man arrested in theft of DHS chief Kristi Noem
Noem's purse, which contained $3,000 in cash and her DHS access card, was stolen from DC restaurant last week.
—Landon Mion , Stepheny Price , Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
It’s expected to finish Sunday with a 10-day cume hovering around $120 million in a major victory for Warners’ movie chiefs Pamela Abdy and Michael De Luca.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief
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These kinds of breaches often happen quietly, exposing large amounts of customer information without touching a company’s main systems.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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The space, which is located at 1415 4th Ave. had housed offices and a spa in the past, and because of this the layout includes a large main area and multiple smaller 10-foot by 13-foot rooms.—
Virgie Tovar,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.—
Naeem Ghauri,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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This return to immigration law-and-order was the foremost promise of his 2024 campaign.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Training the model may have involved over 20,000 high-end GPUs working in concert—an expense few organizations besides OpenAI and its primary backer, Microsoft, could afford.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Amazon Prime Video debuted as a primary sponsor for his No. 9 team at Talladega.—
Joseph Wolkin,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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On election day, early results gave Cárdenas a commanding lead over the PRI’s candidate, Carlos Salinas de Gortari.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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After the first leg in Lyon had ended 2-2 last week, United took a commanding lead in Thursday’s return fixture thanks to first-half goals from Manuel Ugarte and Diogo Dalot.—
George Ramsay,
CNN Money,
18 Apr. 2025
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The British royals briefly greeted onlookers after attending an Easter service at St. George's Chapel in Windsor, England, an important fixture in the 76-year-old monarch's calendar as Charles serves as supreme governor of the Church of England.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis, supreme pastor to almost 1.5 billion Catholics, died on Monday at the age of 88.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Apr. 2025
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So the predominant number of that 3,500 is from the Civil War.—
Stephen Humphries,
Christian Science Monitor,
30 Apr. 2025
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Schiava was for a long while the predominant grape of AA, yet it was not held in high regard.—
John Mariani,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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Yue Su is principal economist, China, at The Economist Intelligence Unit.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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The governor has framed the new data highlighting California's position as the nation's principal economic powerhouse as evidence of the progress that could be jeopardized if Trump refuses to roll back his trade policies.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 2025
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The first 27 operational satellites for Amazon's Kuiper broadband network lifted off from Florida's Space Coast on Monday evening, the opening salvo in a challenge to SpaceX's dominant Starlink global Internet service.—
Alex Goy,
ArsTechnica,
29 Apr. 2025
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In deep-red states, Trump remains a dominant force.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chief. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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