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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
Aucoin is a composer, conductor, and writer.
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Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2026
Local media reported the driver and conductor were taken to a hospital and that all the dead were schoolchildren.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Technicians joined 36 copper conductors, each measuring 19 feet long, using fiberglass tape, resin, and vacuum-pressure impregnation techniques.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
The conductors would continuously walk back and forth through each car from one end of the train to the other throughout the entire ride.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
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Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 11 June 2026
Local media reported the driver and conductor were taken to a hospital and that all the dead were schoolchildren.
—ABC News, 10 June 2026
Technicians joined 36 copper conductors, each measuring 19 feet long, using fiberglass tape, resin, and vacuum-pressure impregnation techniques.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
The conductors would continuously walk back and forth through each car from one end of the train to the other throughout the entire ride.
—Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conductor
Noun
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The series is created and showrun by Yalun Tu, with Marialy Rivas serving as lead director and executive producer.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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This work fundamentally kicks the can of water conservation down the road, and some directors of the district readily acknowledge this.—
Allen Best,
Denver Post,
14 June 2026
Noun
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The trooper initiated a traffic stop and made contact with the driver, later identified as 33-year-old Conor William Parady of San Antonio, Florida.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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Searchers urged drivers and boaters to avoid the area.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
14 June 2026
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The film is dedicated to the late composer Sakamoto Ryuichi, whose experimental late-period music Kogonada drew on throughout the project.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Conlon also launched Recovered Voices, an initiative to revive operas by composers who had been murdered or driven into exile during the Nazi era.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
Noun
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That drone’s communication protocols identify the aircraft make, model, and registered operator and pinpoint the drone’s take-off location.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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OpenWorks’ software then fuses data from those sensors to improve detection accuracy and reduce operator workload.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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On June 18, 1978, Jimmy Carter transformed the White House South Lawn into America’s biggest jazz club, hosting more than 40 musicians to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Newport Jazz Festival.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
14 June 2026
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No film was projected onto the big screen behind the orchestra, as would happen under normal circumstances; that way no musician or studio technician could see any of the (then) super-secret footage.—
Jon Burlingame,
Variety,
14 June 2026
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The Air Force on Wednesday identified the eight people killed in Monday’s B-52 crash at Edwards Air Force Base, including active-duty Air Force officers, flight test engineers, a government civilian and defense contractors.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
18 June 2026
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Dallas Stadium’s long-term grass future Once engineers figured out that drainage was a major problem in sustaining quality grass indoors, putting down a playing surface for a football, futbol or a soccer game wasn’t that hard.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2026
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Since that occurred, stadium management has met with the Chairman of the Board of Selectmen and other Town leaders to learn the reasons for the modifications and to work towards an amendment to the stadium lease that would build upon our decades-long partnership.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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The consumer backlash, which prompted Lululemon to issue an apology and scrub its campaign, is the latest example of how quickly Western brands can come unstuck in a country where nationalism has surged under strongman leader Xi Jinping.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Technical writers This job involves translating complex technical information into straightforward, readable guides for users.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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With the brilliant wit and warmth of Astrid Lindgren’s voice as our guide, our aim is to ensure Pippi remains a joyful, empowering icon for today’s children.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
19 June 2026
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“Conductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conductor. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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