as in elders
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 deans
The university’s central office and the deans’ offices are working to eliminate administration positions, officials added.
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Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deans
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More than a classroom, the school serves as a site of community healing and nation-building, helping students and elders alike confront and overcome generational trauma.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Sep. 2025
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Sam Vanderwall, one of six elders of the church, told the Idaho Statesman that Masiewicz handled the regular Sunday sermons.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
24 Sep. 2025
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As the investigations continued Tuesday into two separate mass shootings allegedly perpetrated over the weekend by Marine veterans wielding assault rifles, one in Michigan and the other in North Carolina, numerous questions remain unanswered -- chief among them motive.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
30 Sep. 2025
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Done right, remakes can be a fantastic way to introduce a franchise to a new audience, but also have to be transformative enough that veterans who’ve played the original come away with a different experience.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
30 Sep. 2025
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Maigret’s unconventional methods and unique sense of justice put him at odds with his superiors and the judicial system he is supposed to represent.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
1 Oct. 2025
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Her superiors saw her as a natural choice because of her constructive relationship with Bukele during her term as ambassador.—
T. Christian Miller,
ProPublica,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Deans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deans. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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