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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
Danny Ramon, director of intelligence at supply chain risk management provider Overhaul, said that holiday weekends typically see cargo theft rates spiking by 50 to 100 percent.
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2025
The Harrods pop-up will run from July 21 until Aug. 27, and will stock the Lucky capsule, which was conceived by Maria Grazia Chiuri, the former creative director of women’s collections who stepped down in May after nearly a decade at the brand.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Director's Audio Commentary – Watch the film with audio commentary by director Jake Schreier.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
That must be exciting — especially to be part of a lineup that includes other female directors and centers around stories about women.
—Al Topich Special To The Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
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Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 1 July 2025
The Harrods pop-up will run from July 21 until Aug. 27, and will stock the Lucky capsule, which was conceived by Maria Grazia Chiuri, the former creative director of women’s collections who stepped down in May after nearly a decade at the brand.
—Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 1 July 2025
Director's Audio Commentary – Watch the film with audio commentary by director Jake Schreier.
—Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 June 2025
That must be exciting — especially to be part of a lineup that includes other female directors and centers around stories about women.
—Al Topich Special To The Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for director
Noun
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This is Montgomery's first time as an MLB manager in his coaching career.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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City officials credit the improvement to a consortium of managers, emergency workers and labor leaders and to changes in how city ambulances are dispatched.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2025
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Apple executives, Kosinski, and producer Jerry Bruckheimer also reached out unusually early to ensure a significant IMAX screen presence, Gelfond said.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2025
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Nick Castellanos has been a consistent producer for the Phillies at the plate this year.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 June 2025
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Inside organizations, executives are struggling to create and adapt AI policies as fast as the technology is being developed.—
Susan LaMotte,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The near-unanimous votes reflected deep shareholder trust in the boards and executives who defended DEI publicly and forcefully.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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No matter how daffy some of it is, the production has the important factor of clarity; a quality that the great stage director Peter Hall used to say is a vital component of any revival of a classic.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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That would be lyricist Fred Ebb, playwright Terrence McNally and original star Chita Rivera, key figures behind the 1993 Broadway musical, alongside composer John Kander and stage director Harold Prince.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Climate United Fund and other nonprofits in March sued the Environmental Protection Agency, its administrator Lee Zeldin and Citibank, which held the program’s money.—
Michael Phillis,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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The closure of Jackson South’s labor and delivery unit is the latest in South Florida and comes at a time when many hospitals across the country have closed their maternity wards, with administrators often citing costs and staffing issues.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2025
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But a longstanding argument against any updates to the sculpture, said Dan Wenk, the former superintendent of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, is that the piece of art is already finished, visually and rhetorically.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Adam Friday resigned as acting superintendent for the sanitation department, effective June 3, two weeks after the incident with Street Commissioner Brandon Downey, town records show.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Gartner was Rodriguez-Kennedy’s immediate supervisor.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Later in the video, Bennett speaks to a supervisor outside the police station.—
Daniel McGowan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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“Director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/director. Accessed 10 Jul. 2025.
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