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
The officer approaches the driver's seat, greets Huttle, and says he's pulled him over for going 70 mph on a 55 mph road.
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2025
One shot puts you intimately and dangerously into the driver's seat while the next feels broadcast-worthy.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Grosse Pointe police initially responded to the single-vehicle crash on Nov. 17, 2023, and located the defendant, Kiernan Tague, belted into the driver's seat, and the 18-year-old victim, Flynn MacKrell, unresponsive and belted into the passenger seat.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
At the moment the officer tells Huttle to turn around and put his hands behind his back, Huttle sprints to the van's driver's seat.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2025
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Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2025
One shot puts you intimately and dangerously into the driver's seat while the next feels broadcast-worthy.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Grosse Pointe police initially responded to the single-vehicle crash on Nov. 17, 2023, and located the defendant, Kiernan Tague, belted into the driver's seat, and the 18-year-old victim, Flynn MacKrell, unresponsive and belted into the passenger seat.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
At the moment the officer tells Huttle to turn around and put his hands behind his back, Huttle sprints to the van's driver's seat.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driver's seat
Noun
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Gersh recently launched its a new Voice division dedicated to voiceover talent and content development, with veteran agent Pamela Goldman at its helm.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
11 Aug. 2025
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Trump’s reprimand comes just months into Tan’s tenure at Intel’s helm.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.—
David Hernandez,
sandiegouniontribune.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
Noun
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His profile in Congress was rising, having served as chair of the Republican Study Committee, a powerful group of House conservatives, and then becoming vice chair of the Republican conference.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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Meanwhile, McCarthy and Robbins’ fellow Paramount Global co-CEO George Cheeks will remain at Paramount under Skydance ownership (therefore not receiving a severance deal), but has transitioned to the role of chair of TV media.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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