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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
Young train enthusiasts had a chance to become railroad conductors last weekend during the Historic Pullman Foundation Model Train Experience.
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Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
At high data rates, though, conductors like copper fall prey to what’s called the skin effect.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
The symphony’s Rady Shell’s summer programming was diverse this season, concluding with the Tchaikovsky Spectacular, featuring guest conductor Stephanie Childress and pianist Kiron Atom Tellian.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
The union represents roughly 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus and mass transit workers, and covers conductors, switchmen and ground crews among others.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025
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Janice Neumann, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2026
At high data rates, though, conductors like copper fall prey to what’s called the skin effect.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2025
The symphony’s Rady Shell’s summer programming was diverse this season, concluding with the Tchaikovsky Spectacular, featuring guest conductor Stephanie Childress and pianist Kiron Atom Tellian.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Dec. 2025
The union represents roughly 125,000 active and retired railroad, bus and mass transit workers, and covers conductors, switchmen and ground crews among others.
—Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 19 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conductor
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The judges on Sunday included McIntosh's widow, Derotha McIntosh; Greg Henderson; Broadway Joe Booker; and Marty Ryall, the director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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Then, amid the noise, athletic director Chris McIntosh jolted the fan base by declaring that Fickell would return in 2026 — even as the Badgers sat 2-6 with an offense ranked 134th of 136 nationally.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The powerful currents of flash floods can carry drivers off the road.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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The driver of the car that was hit died at the scene, according to police.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 2025
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Along with the cast conversation, the evening also featured a separate Q&A with costume designer Amy Parris, sound designer Craig Henighan, visual effects supervisor Betsy Paterson, hair designer Sarah Hindsgaul and composers Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein.—
Kirsten Chuba,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
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Grande and Erivo were also on stage and the four were accompanied by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz on piano.—
Haley Kluge,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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One he got replaced at the shop and the second was made for him by a lathe operator.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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That's an amazing act of faith for one operator to guarantee the profit of another operator.—
Dan Morrison,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Malliotakis has not been in contact with the family of Luckey-Lange, son of the late musician Diane Luckey, but initially reached out to the State Department after her office received inquiries about his detention from local and state media.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Inga's Alpine Tavern CBS Last Friday was a typical busy Friday night at Inga's Alpine Tavern with a musicians playing live music.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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Rusty Yates is a NASA computer engineer Rusty has worked at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston as a computer engineer since 2001, per his LinkedIn.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the sound level, our engineer is a guy who makes all the greatest dance music in the Latin world right now [Josh Gudwin is the records’ mixing engineer and Dale Becker mastering engineer].—
Leonor C. Suárez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Chiefs’ announcement has energized Missouri leaders around keeping the Royals.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Drivers will no longer be able to travel straight through the corridor, though county leaders say local access will remain available for people who live or work in the area.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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This watch guide was created using technology provided by Data Skrive.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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The travel guide company also awarded a star to Mezcaleria Alma, Alma Fonda Fina’s sister restaurant.—
Miguel Otárola,
Denver Post,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Conductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conductor. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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