DRIVER'S SEATS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

driver's seats

noun

plural of driver's seat

as in helms

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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Noun

DeMicco helms Margie Claus from a script by Ben Falcone and Damon Jones.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 20 Aug. 2026
The young chef helms Maximo, a modern Mexican restaurant focused on heirloom corn and masa in the West University Place area of Houston.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 June 2026

Definition of helms

Noun

Or will the Rays send the Brewers back to Milwaukee with a little bit of doubt in their heads?

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026
Later, a young woman in a black dress, mimicking what Helena wears on screen, makes an entrance and heads straight to the front to take photos with the casket and flower arrangements that re-create the scene.

— Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of heads

Noun

Earlier this month, Soderbergh agreed to take the on-set directing reins for the DC Studios production in London after Matt Reeves had to step aside due to a personal family matter back in Los Angeles.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026
As family offices prepare for a sweeping generational transfer, with baby boomers and older generations handing over the reins to Gen Xers and millennials, their investments and priorities are set to change.

— Robert Frank, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of reins

Noun

For many of the adults buying them, miniature chairs are design objects as well as children’s furniture.

— Steven Weill, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026
As petrified parents filed into the warehouse-like church nestled in a strip mall and took seats on folding chairs, Michelle noticed a woman near the front, sitting alone.

— Taylor Galgano, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026

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