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as in director
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 brothers couldn’t afford public transportation, often sneaking rides by clinging to the backs of trolleys until conductors forced them off.
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
What did the bus conductor say to the frog?
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Rail workers press for tighter security Unions have been fighting to strengthen passenger rail workers' protections for nearly a decade, after several incidents like the 2017 shooting of a conductor by an enraged passenger at the train station in Naperville, Illinois.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
Most often what kept Pal out of the money won’t the training or the fitness or the readiness, but conductor error.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
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Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 2 May 2026
What did the bus conductor say to the frog?
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
Rail workers press for tighter security Unions have been fighting to strengthen passenger rail workers' protections for nearly a decade, after several incidents like the 2017 shooting of a conductor by an enraged passenger at the train station in Naperville, Illinois.
—CBS News, 1 May 2026
Most often what kept Pal out of the money won’t the training or the fitness or the readiness, but conductor error.
—Literary Hub, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conductor
Noun
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Questlove was the music director.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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As for what's next for the acclaimed director, Chu signed a multiyear film and TV deal with Paramount Skydance in December.—
Lexi Lane,
PEOPLE,
3 May 2026
Noun
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The price of gasoline at multiyear highs could push drivers to curtail discretionary spending, Stahle said.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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The driver and a passenger in the Infiniti, neither of whom were wearing seat belts, were pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said.—
Andrew Khouri,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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To toggle your new pet off and on, type /pet into the composer, then use Wake Pet or Tuck Away Pet in Settings > Appearance.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
3 May 2026
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Even K-pop songwriters, composers, choreographers and producers are often from other countries.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
Noun
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The passenger responded to an email from the ship’s operator informing passengers of the health event and checked himself in at a hospital.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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The downloadable content includes two operator skins, weapon blueprints, charms and other cosmetic items, along with experience boosts.—
Kennedy French,
Variety,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Batiste left the show in 2022, and the musician Louis Cato was promoted to bandleader.—
Mark Yarm,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Alex Ligertwood, an acclaimed musician best known as the main vocalist for Santana, has died.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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Nguyen and Akhavan also worked with architects and engineers to make the necessary alternations to Canada’s permanent building in the Giardini, while protecting the tree that it is constructed around.—
Harrison Jacobs,
ARTnews.com,
6 May 2026
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Schimpf—the cofounder and CEO of defense tech startup Anduril—looks at my warhead and its drone with an engineer’s eyes, weighing capacity for damage against aerodynamics.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The crowd includes top business leaders, including Apple’s Tim Cook and NVIDIA's Jensen Huang.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Senior defender Peyton Johnson, Elizabeth’s older sister, is Oswego’s other team leader.—
Patrick Z. McGavin,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Dramatic video recorded by a mountain guide near the crater of Mount Dukono showed a massive column of smoke and ash billowing above the volcano.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
8 May 2026
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Then be sure to read our beginner's guide to photographing the Milky Way, along with our roundups of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 May 2026
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“Conductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conductor. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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