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
When police asked him and the driver to leave the vehicle, the driver complied, but Chipley hopped into the driver's seat and fled.
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David Clarey, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
One man, rifle in hand, glanced toward the driver's seat.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
When the driver's seat belt is unfastened and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning audible warning may be activated for an insufficient amount of time, making the vehicles noncompliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2025
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David Clarey, jsonline.com, 21 July 2025
One man, rifle in hand, glanced toward the driver's seat.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
When the driver's seat belt is unfastened and the vehicle is started, the seat belt warning audible warning may be activated for an insufficient amount of time, making the vehicles noncompliant with the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
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.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driver's seat
Noun
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This month, it was announced that Edebiri would become a global Chanel ambassador under designer Matthieu Blazy’s new helm of the label.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
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Keaton would also direct (and star in) 2000’s Hanging Up, as well as helm a Season Two episode of Twin Peaks.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Keith Pelley has had four months now to get a closer glimpse of the day-to-day operations of the Toronto Maple Leafs via close interactions with general manager Brad Treliving and head coach Craig Berube.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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But Netflix head Bela Bajaria didn’t seem into it.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
16 Oct. 2025
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Upon his retirement from the board in 2022, he was named board chair emeritus.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
14 Oct. 2025
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Albertini definitely leaned into the fireworks, ripping off a series of high notes as YOSHIHANAA matched her power with equally hard-hitting tones that had Snoop jumping in his red chair.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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