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
From the beach to the driver's seat of a car, a sunset looks beautiful from anywhere.
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Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 25 May 2026
The first three came with 9:13 left in the game gave the Dream a two point lead and the second came on their next offensive possession to push the lead to five and put Atlanta in the driver's seat.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
Sarah Harris, his principal deputy, said the Environmental Protection Agency is in the driver's seat, not anyone in Missouri.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
An Antioch police car then arrives and attempts to block the vehicle with one of the suspects in the driver's seat.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
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Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 25 May 2026
The first three came with 9:13 left in the game gave the Dream a two point lead and the second came on their next offensive possession to push the lead to five and put Atlanta in the driver's seat.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2026
Sarah Harris, his principal deputy, said the Environmental Protection Agency is in the driver's seat, not anyone in Missouri.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 27 Apr. 2026
An Antioch police car then arrives and attempts to block the vehicle with one of the suspects in the driver's seat.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driver's seat
Noun
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By the time Kennedy took the helm of the health department, McAfee had already developed close ties to his inner circle.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The 86-year-old cleric had been at the helm of the Islamic Republic for 36 years.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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He was left unconscious, suffering a head injury that remained bleeding days later.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
17 June 2026
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The news was announced by Tim McNeal, president of the HRTS board of directors, HRTS chair David Madden and HRTS CEO and HRTS Foundation chair Melissa Grego, along with Nancy Weintraub, Easterseals’ Southern California chief advancement officer.—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
18 June 2026
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While the island doesn’t seem to need to eat people directly, there is a hungry entity of some sort that lives beyond the cellar door in the creepy chair room.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
17 June 2026
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“Driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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