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Recent Examples of company man
Loosely based on Donald E. Westlake’s novel The Ax, No Other Choice is bleakly funny, and Lee’s excellent performance reveals the cost of being a company man.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
This is the language of a company man, not a freethinker.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
The 58-year-old Bergman is a company man, having joined back in 1996, and is regarded as sharp and skilled at overseeing a portfolio that includes Marvel, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation and Lucasfilm.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
When asked by Robinson about the Heat's team-building intentions during the offseason, Adebayo was a company man, keeping word mum.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
This is the language of a company man, not a freethinker.
—Andrea Long Chu, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2025
The 58-year-old Bergman is a company man, having joined back in 1996, and is regarded as sharp and skilled at overseeing a portfolio that includes Marvel, Pixar, Walt Disney Animation and Lucasfilm.
—Peter Kiefer, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
When asked by Robinson about the Heat's team-building intentions during the offseason, Adebayo was a company man, keeping word mum.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for company man
Noun
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The parasite is the larvae of a fly that lays its eggs in open animal wounds.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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The latest threat to beef prices is the New World screwworm, with a batch of cases in Texas calves marking the first outbreak of the parasite in livestock in five decades.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
Noun
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Scrub the area with a non-abrasive sponge or cloth.—
Daley Quinn,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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The technical challenge is to make a Framboisier, a French dessert with layers of génoise sponge, crème mousseline, and fresh raspberries.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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However, Pratt, who has signed up for a reality series following his campaign, also has attracted MAGA support from the likes of James Woods, ex-Kennedy Center chief and apparatchik Richard Grenell and Brian Glazer, which doesn’t exactly help his claims.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
20 May 2026
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Xi’s brand of resentful nationalism, meanwhile, comes with a strong anti-American streak, and security apparatchiks see CIA spies everywhere.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Is her team currently full of yes-men high on her supply?—
Bianca Davino,
Refinery29,
7 Oct. 2025
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The appointment of a ‘yes-man’ at the head of the Fed (Kevin Hassett fits this role much more than the other leading candidate Kevin Warsh), will likely spur resistance within the institution, and across the regional Fed banks whose presidents help to make up the rate setting committee.—
Mike O'Sullivan,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The fact is that leeches are relished by everything from walleyes and bass to trout and all the panfish.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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The jungle, in the Truong Son range between Laos and the South China Sea, is home to tigers and leeches.—
Nicole Young,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Company man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/company%20man. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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