as in elder
the senior member of a group
the dean of the Aspen ski instructors oversaw the training of the rescue team
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Recent Examples of dean
Twenty-two of twenty-seven middle-class students reported positive relationships with professors, deans, and administrators.
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Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2025
Lin is dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 May 2025
Winners were decided by a panel including Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic magazine, Columbia Journalism School dean Jelani Cobb and editor of The New Yorker David Remnick.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 May 2025
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals, will lead the funeral Mass.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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Laura Clawson, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2025
Lin is dean of the Institute of New Structural Economics.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 5 May 2025
Winners were decided by a panel including Anne Applebaum of The Atlantic magazine, Columbia Journalism School dean Jelani Cobb and editor of The New Yorker David Remnick.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 5 May 2025
Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, the dean of the College of Cardinals, will lead the funeral Mass.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dean
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Douglas is beguiling enough with her humorous, spunky performance, and MacCormac capably keeps up with her; Will Sasso and Kevin Durand are welcome supporting players as a few of the oddly aggressive town elders.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2025
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Charlotte glanced toward her elders before offering a final wave.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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Created through a bipartisan measure signed into law by President Trump in 2020, the lifeline serves veterans and non-English speakers in addition to LGBTQ+ young people.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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The studio has enlisted roughly 40 animation crew members, including veterans of past Hartman productions, working remotely from locations around the world.—
Carolyn Giardina,
Variety,
15 May 2025
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The newcomers to their abode are Jerry, a hunky Mormon flight attendant (Bomer), and Arthur, a haughty fashion doyen recently fired from Vogue (Graham).—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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The newcomers to their abode are Jerry, a hunky Mormon flight attendant (Bomer), and Arthur, a haughty fashion doyen recently fired from Vogue (Graham).—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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The tour, which paired pop-punk’s elder statesmen with its ascendant newcomers, saw Blink-182 closing each night, despite Green Day being the band Hoppus idolized growing up.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
20 May 2025
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Before becoming the beloved elder statesman of the former presidents club in 1980, Jimmy Carter earned the ire of his successors for his outspokenness.—
Peter Kastor,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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Listen to this article The tears were flowing at halftime for Eisenhower midfielder Galilea Esparza, who was honored along with her fellow seniors during a senior night ceremony at halftime.—
Steve Millar,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2025
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Our communities will be devastated if billions are slashed for care to Florida children, seniors, disabled people and veterans.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
13 May 2025
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“Dean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dean. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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