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as in directors
a person who directs a musical ensemble
The orchestra thanked their conductor for pulling together such a memorable performance.
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a person who collects money or fares on a train or bus
She asked the train's conductor when they would arrive at the next station.
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Recent Examples of conductors
Bus operators and conductors are lookouts for first responders and are on the scene before emergency personnel arrive.
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John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
The list of regulars, guest conductors and soloists is long and the repertory widely varied.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The Metropolitan Opera even shared a video celebrating the often-unsung members of opera houses, from musicians to technical crews, costume designers, set builders, and conductors.
—Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
Metra has conductors on every train as well as its own police force.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Guest artists throughout the season include violinists Ray Chen, and Kerson Leong, with guest conductors Earl Lee, Peter Oundjian, and Mélisse Brunet, the release states.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Feb. 2026
These stories are just a few of the numerous accounts of freedom seekers, conductors, and those who sacrificed their own freedom to help others find it.
—Josh Taylor, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
His 1966 patented design used transparent indium tin oxide conductors paired with fine copper wiring to sense touch.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
So is determining which guest soloists and conductors are available and best suited to specific pieces of music.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
John Samuelsen, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
The list of regulars, guest conductors and soloists is long and the repertory widely varied.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026
The Metropolitan Opera even shared a video celebrating the often-unsung members of opera houses, from musicians to technical crews, costume designers, set builders, and conductors.
—Fleurine Tideman, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026
Metra has conductors on every train as well as its own police force.
—Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 26 Feb. 2026
Guest artists throughout the season include violinists Ray Chen, and Kerson Leong, with guest conductors Earl Lee, Peter Oundjian, and Mélisse Brunet, the release states.
—Kirby Adams, Louisville Courier Journal, 17 Feb. 2026
These stories are just a few of the numerous accounts of freedom seekers, conductors, and those who sacrificed their own freedom to help others find it.
—Josh Taylor, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
His 1966 patented design used transparent indium tin oxide conductors paired with fine copper wiring to sense touch.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
So is determining which guest soloists and conductors are available and best suited to specific pieces of music.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for conductors
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During Tuesday's meeting, at-large City Director Joan Adcock asked that the directors of the city's housing and planning departments bring the board a report next week on the housing shortage in the city and what officials were doing about it.—
Joseph Flaherty,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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The new, as-yet unnamed firm, featuring Toczek, Suddleson, Kapust and Adeyeye reps a broad range of film and television actors, directors, producers and writers, as well as an array of athletes, social media content creators, authors, musicians and others.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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The property has its own fleet of cars and drivers that are there to take guests into Todos Santos for dinner or to visit surrounding natural sites.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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The Illinois Department of Transportation will soon be starting a multi-year reconstruction project along East State Street, and the city is warning drivers to expect substantial traffic lane closures over the course of the work.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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His new autobiographical piece will include music by a variety of composers from Johann Sebastian Bach to Frédéric Chopin to George Gershwin.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The concert will include early Nordic folk songs and works by such contemporary composers as UCSD alum Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Pulitzer-Prize winner Caroline Shaw.—
Beth Wood,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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That orientation had transferred to the cultural industries over time, with filmmakers, musicians and drama producers gradually becoming more attuned to international audiences alongside domestic ones.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
16 Mar. 2026
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The ageless Gen-X king and his millennial foil star in director John Carney’s latest movie about musicians, Power Ballad.—
Jada Yuan,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
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The work on said harness is already complete, but added just enough work to NASA engineers' pre-rollout checklist to push the rocket's transportation back to LC-39B by 24 hours.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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This achievement may inspire many young engineers and programmers to explore robotics and develop new technologies that push the limits of what machines can do.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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In 2025, compliance checks dropped sharply to 369 after department leaders curtailed overtime spending amid a broader city budget crunch.—
Tony Plohetski,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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What was intended to be a productive closed-door meeting with top Department of Justice leaders Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche turned into a standoff over whether Bondi would commit to appearing for an April 14 deposition subpoenaed by the House oversight committee.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Mar. 2026
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In Coach, railroad attendants use items like railroad spikes and timetables to bring the historic experience to life, while the cars themselves feature new interior graphics of the Grand Canyon.—
Evie Carrick,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Mar. 2026
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This week, Vogue spoke to Madden about moving from memoir to fiction, shadowing projectionists and gas station attendants to get a feel for her characters’ worlds, creating a mood board for her writing projects, and complicating our cultural understanding of abuse.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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Some managers were placed under house arrest; others were fined.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Mar. 2026
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According to the organization’s 2025 annual report, 77 percent of managers in the program report improved open communication with workers, 56 percent note stronger relationships with their teams, and 50 percent report increased productivity.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Mar. 2026
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