1
as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
the new director of the company plans to make a number of changes in daily operations
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as in producer
a person who supervises the production of a stage show
the director of the drama club's next production will be a student
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Recent Examples of director
Asked for an interview about Indiana’s special education failures, Nancy Holsapple, the IDOE director of special education, responded through a spokeswoman requesting interview questions ahead of time.
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IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2025
Chad Bauman, executive director at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, urged the committee to reject the funding allocations in the hopes of obtaining more money for the theater company.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Wearing a white, ballerina-esque dress from Givenchy by Sarah Burton, the 32-year-old brought Christian Breslauer, the video's director, onstage with her.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
For Missouri, 2022 was such a deadly year — 43 children under the age of 18 died from the illicit drug — that former DSS director Robert Knodell created the Fentanyl Case Review Subcommittee, which was a panel of experts who studied those cases.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
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IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2025
Chad Bauman, executive director at Milwaukee Repertory Theater, urged the committee to reject the funding allocations in the hopes of obtaining more money for the theater company.
—Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Wearing a white, ballerina-esque dress from Givenchy by Sarah Burton, the 32-year-old brought Christian Breslauer, the video's director, onstage with her.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
For Missouri, 2022 was such a deadly year — 43 children under the age of 18 died from the illicit drug — that former DSS director Robert Knodell created the Fentanyl Case Review Subcommittee, which was a panel of experts who studied those cases.
—Laura Bauer, Kansas City Star, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for director
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The second certification is an advanced program that’s focused on industry leaders including people managers, C-suite personnel, and high-potential employees.—
Malana VanTyler,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Indeed, in January, Chase was arrested and charged with simple battery after allegedly hitting an Atlanta-area sports bar manager in the face.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Sep. 2025
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Visitors attend the booth of German car producer Volkswagen Group on the opening day of the IAA MOBILITY 2025 automobile fair on September 09, 2025 in Munich, Germany.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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The not-so-subtle launching of Golden Globes/BAFTA/Oscars buzz around this or that theatrical product is difficult to ignite, and the producers need a toehold in North America.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The idea for this new era is not for the Lewis family to manage the details of how the club is run every day, but to have the right experts in place, and back those executives to run it well for them.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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FlyHouse will provide private travel for the team’s executives, commercial partners, players and staff throughout the season.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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Collaboration has been at the heart of (La)Horde and their next act is with the sculptor and stage director Théo Mercier.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Connors also stars in Crazy Love, the debut feature by stage director Kevin Treacy and cinematographer Jason Byrne.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
20 Aug. 2025
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For three decades, Mayes worked as an educator and administrator in the Little Rock School District, North Little Rock School District, Beebe School District and the Arkansas Department of Education-Special Education Unit, according to her news release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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The dispute began after the village's tax administrator and attorney Deepak Desai found that Daniels had not paid all of his municipal taxes, according to court documents.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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The superintendent also reiterated that a person’s immigration status has no bearing on whether or not CPD officers respond to a 911 call.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Carlos Castillo, superintendent of Fresno Unified School District, which has a large, predominantly Hispanic immigrant population.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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At times, the work was tedious and involved a team of experts including a supervisor from the Culture Ministry, engineers, patrimonial architects and many artisans.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
4 Sep. 2025
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Original music and lyrics are written and composed by Holden-Rea, with Sarah Bridge (Bridgerton) of 45RPM serving as music supervisor, Eoin Mallon (A Better Man) as vocal director and Osar winner John Warhurst (Bohemian Rhapsody) as executive music producer.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/director. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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