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

Trout, whose Angels tenure has included seven managers and five heads of baseball operations, will now be playing under a new owner for the first time.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Presidential library residence Bill and Hillary still have a place to rest their heads in Little Rock.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of heads

Noun

An unmounted horse galloping into a ranch, saddle empty and reins flying, is a standard cue for horse people to seek the rider.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2026
On Tuesday, Cook becomes executive chairman and John Ternus , a longtime Apple executive and most recently the company's hardware chief, takes the CEO reins.

— Alexa LoMonaco, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of reins

Noun

Previous Fed chairs have often used speeches at Jackson Hole to address broad questions about interest-rate policy and the economy, or to signal upcoming changes in their approach.

— Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Many are eager for clearer guidance today, as Fed chairs have historically used this gathering to share their economic views.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

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