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
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Oklahoma's Republican Governor Kevin Stitt appointed Walters, a Republican, to the helm of the state's education department in Sept. 2020 and voters then elected him for a second term in November 2022.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
18 Aug. 2025
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This November Maeztu will ascend to Ikea’s helm, joining an exclusive cohort of leaders who stuck it out and scaled the ranks of their businesses to the CEO spot.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.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
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Collier said in a video on X that two other Democratic state representatives, Gene Wu and Vince Perez, joined her overnight, all of them sleeping in chairs on the State House floor.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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Built with sturdy wood construction, steel supports, and durable polyester fabric, this chair is designed to last.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
18 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 2 Sep. 2025.
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