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a person who directs a musical ensemble
The orchestra thanked their conductor for pulling together such a memorable performance.
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Recent Examples of conductor
The venerable Herbert Blomstedt, conductor and music director of the San Francisco Symphony from 1985-1995, is in his 98th year and still active as conductor laureate of the orchestra.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Sources tell the News that Monday’s incident — in which the switch was unbolted from the train and cut out of the wiring harness by a male youth — effectively disabled the door circuits aboard that subway car, leaving the conductor unable to close the doors.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Joined by her septet and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Reineke, Joy performed a medley of tunes — her own originals as well as standards and more obscure selections within the vocal jazz canon — to rapturous applause.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
One of those paths leads to the conductor’s dressing room.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 14 May 2026
Sources tell the News that Monday’s incident — in which the switch was unbolted from the train and cut out of the wiring harness by a male youth — effectively disabled the door circuits aboard that subway car, leaving the conductor unable to close the doors.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 14 May 2026
Joined by her septet and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Steven Reineke, Joy performed a medley of tunes — her own originals as well as standards and more obscure selections within the vocal jazz canon — to rapturous applause.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026
One of those paths leads to the conductor’s dressing room.
—Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conductor
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In text messages between Musk and his employees, including OpenAI board member Shivon Zilis and a project director Sam Teller, Musk's team cheered the hire, according to correspondence made public in discovery.—
Ashley Capoot,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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Pasricha’s wife Eiesha Pasricha is the de facto artistic director of the brand, also personally curating the retail at Gleneagles and the shop at Estelle Manor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 May 2026
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There’s also a lifestyle concierge to help book all sorts of experiences or answer any questions, from arranging a tour of Frida Kahlo's Casa Azul to coordinating a private driver to Teotihuacán.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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Two people were killed and three others are in critical condition after a driver lost control and struck pedestrians on a sidewalk in New York City on Friday evening, according to police.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
16 May 2026
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In other circumstances, history (or, at least, classical-music buffs) would remember him as Kapellmeister to the Emperor of Austria, a skilled court composer of some forty operas, and a mentor to Beethoven and Schubert.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Moore is a multiaward-winning saxophone player, and Wheeler is a Grammy-winning producer, composer and keyboard virtuoso.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
18 May 2026
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The companies submitted the request Monday after a criminal indictment accused the operator, Synergy Marine Private Limited, and an employee of failing to comply with maritime safety laws, falsifying inspections, and hiding dangerous conditions on the ship.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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This effort represents a step toward operationalizing collaborative autonomy, where teams of unmanned systems work together in dynamic and communications-constrained environments under a single operator.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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His band has expanded, with horns, dancers, back-up singers, and — for some songs—a string section, with nearly 20 musicians onstage.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
17 May 2026
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The musician, who is the Charley Pride Honoree at this year’s ACM Awards, was styled by Stephani Jacobson (@stephanijstyle) for the occasion.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
17 May 2026
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Kalama says Imagineering was focused on how the various positions of pilot, gunner or engineer interact with one another.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
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Like the engineers who once calculated trajectories to the moon, our graduates will be the driving force that keeps the world moving — one server, one circuit and one idea at a time.—
Victoria Seals,
AJC.com,
20 May 2026
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Conrad Weiser was a Pennsylvania German who had roamed the frontier for decades, learning the Indian languages and befriending Indian leaders, including some who encountered Washington in Ohio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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Alexey Maishev | Afp | Getty Images As Russian President Vladimir Putin travels to China, Moscow's leader will be keen not only to bolster ties with Beijing but also to extract key wins in areas of trade and energy.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
19 May 2026
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Check out our other guides to the best telescopes, binoculars, cameras, star projectors, drones, Lego and much more.—
Paul Brett,
Space.com,
22 May 2026
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The build currently has no public guide, although the project video outlines enough of the electronics, programming and mechanical design process for makers interested in attempting a similar conversion.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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“Conductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conductor. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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