as in helm
the place of leadership or command
with her boss's early retirement, she unexpectedly found herself in the driver's seat
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Recent Examples of driver's seat
Police said the boy discovered a handgun under the driver's seat, the outlets reported.
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Pictures from the fire department show a busted front windshield and feathers all around the driver's seat inside the car.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
In a video shared to Instagram on Monday by Johnson's wife, Carrie Johnson, the politician can be seen sitting in the driver's seat of a car while visiting what appears to be a drive-through wildlife park or safari.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Wilder yelled at Seacrest before jumping into the driver's seat, honking the horn, and high-fiving his wife, Katie, who joined him on stage.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Liam Quinn, People.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Pictures from the fire department show a busted front windshield and feathers all around the driver's seat inside the car.
—Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 24 Mar. 2025
In a video shared to Instagram on Monday by Johnson's wife, Carrie Johnson, the politician can be seen sitting in the driver's seat of a car while visiting what appears to be a drive-through wildlife park or safari.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Wilder yelled at Seacrest before jumping into the driver's seat, honking the horn, and high-fiving his wife, Katie, who joined him on stage.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driver's seat
Noun
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Larry Greenstein, Park Vista: Greenstein, the long-time Cobras coach, continued his excellent run at the helm at the Lake Worth school.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
20 June 2025
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This isn’t to defend Zaidi’s work at the helm of the roster.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
5 June 2025
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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When the outdoor cooling station opened on Friday, White drove by to find no chairs for people to sit and no signage letting people know the cooling station was there.—
Briah Lumpkins,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Annika Freyer has been named president of Fondation Chanel, while Elizabeth Broderick will become an independent chair of the board.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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“Driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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