DIRECTRESSES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

directresses

noun

plural of directress

as in stage directors

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Arthur Miller’s masterpiece is one of those Mount Everests for American stage directors — a legacy-building challenge that invites comparisons with the all-time greats.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026

Definition of stage directors

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The source must be reliable, in a position to have accurate information and approved by news managers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026
Dutch Bros staffers, from store owners to senior managers, have been put through the course for years to understand the hard work of the chain’s 25,000 broistas churning out drinks.

— Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 8 Nov. 2026

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Beijing has hosted a flurry of global leaders this year, while major economies have struggled to slow a surge of imports from China.

— Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026
In post-mortem reviews of the midterm elections in which Democrats swiped control of both chambers of Congress, several GOP leaders pinpointed the blame on the Iran war, including Vice President JD Vance.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Nov. 2026

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The selection committee voting on the rankings includes six current athletic directors, four former head coaches, two former All-American football players and one former sportswriter.

— Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
By Tuesday afternoon, another two bank directors had been taken into custody, prosecutors said.

— EMILIO SANABRIA, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of directors

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Their solution replaces traditional solid conductors with hollow ones, allowing coolant to flow through the wire itself.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
When the team was restarting the power plant, a power cable feeding the refrigerant pump also failed when an imperfection in the cable casing allowed seawater to seep in and short two of the electrical conductors.

— Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of conductors

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