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Recent Examples of directorship
They had first been exhibited at the Fondazione Antonio Ratti following the acquisition of the Seth Siegelaub Textile Library by Fondazione Antonio Ratti from the Stichting Egress, under the directorship of Marja Bloem.
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Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
The memorandum was cosigned by Vernadsky’s younger colleague Vitalii Khlopin, who had taken over the directorship of the Radium Institute from Vernadsky in 1939.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
In 1984, Dohnányi took over the music directorship of the Cleveland Orchestra, which, since the time of George Szell, has had the reputation of being the most sonically impeccable of American ensembles.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Riccardo Muti guest-rehearses the orchestra once a year, a tradition that has continued past his directorship at the CSO.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
In its 56th edition, the photography festival, running until 5th October, embraces the provocatively defiant theme Disobedient Images, under the directorship of Christoph Wiesner.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Benjamin H. D. Buchloh, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025
The memorandum was cosigned by Vernadsky’s younger colleague Vitalii Khlopin, who had taken over the directorship of the Radium Institute from Vernadsky in 1939.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
In 1984, Dohnányi took over the music directorship of the Cleveland Orchestra, which, since the time of George Szell, has had the reputation of being the most sonically impeccable of American ensembles.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2025
Riccardo Muti guest-rehearses the orchestra once a year, a tradition that has continued past his directorship at the CSO.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2025
In its 56th edition, the photography festival, running until 5th October, embraces the provocatively defiant theme Disobedient Images, under the directorship of Christoph Wiesner.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directorship
Noun
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The short, but so far rather sweet, voyage of the Chelsea Under-21 boss at the first-team helm will feature one last stop just across the Thames against west London rivals Fulham.—
Jack Bantock,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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As Buffett relinquishes the helm, investors are increasingly focused on what disappears with him.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Remove extra stools or chairs that were brought out for holiday entertaining.—
Kristin Hohenadel,
The Spruce,
8 Jan. 2026
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In addition to his political activism, Michael was involved with several charities, including serving as chair of the John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation board.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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These chapters exist under the headship of the National Students for Justice in Palestine, who distributed a toolkit identifying themselves as part of the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood.—
Jeremiah Poff,
Washington Examiner,
24 Oct. 2023
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If people question the absolute infallibility of scripture, perhaps favoring a more literary or historical approach, then the case for male headship collapses.—
Audrey Clare Farley,
The New Republic,
3 Jan. 2022
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Sources told the Herald FitzGerald was at one point in line for Ways and Means committee chair under a potential Coletta Zapata presidency, and was offered the same budget committee chairmanship to flip to Worrell.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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The board voted unanimously on his chairmanship.—
Shelley Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Jan. 2026
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An additional $5 million will fund a deanship, $3 million will support a chair in biomedical engineering, and $5 million will establish a research fund for faculty fellowships, emphasizing cross-disciplinary collaboration.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The limited series follows the life of President James Garfield (Michael Shannon), including his unplanned bid for presidency, his brief time as the 20th president of the United States and his assassination at the hands of Charles Guiteau (Matthew Macfadyen).—
Brianne Tracy,
PEOPLE,
5 Jan. 2026
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Chavez died in 2013, at which point Maduro assumed the presidency.—
Ben Wieder,
Miami Herald,
5 Jan. 2026
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Massey teaches the superintendency course and the principalship course at the University of Minnesota.—
Mary Divine,
Twin Cities,
3 Oct. 2025
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As the superintendency reports, continued archaeological investigations will hopefully reveal more about the tomb and the surrounding necropolis, which may illuminate the social history of the ancient Neapolitan community that used it.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
30 July 2024
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“Directorship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directorship. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.
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