as in boss
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
asked the shift foreman if he could take a break
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Recent Examples of foreman
Alvarado, 38, is now a citizen and a foreman in charge of about 50 workers who plant and pick tomatoes in Yolo County.
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025
On Wednesday, rebuilder and Hutto resident Marc Corinth paused his professional work to volunteer as foreman over two neighboring RV park properties in Georgetown that wer decimated in Saturday’s flood.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
Kasper is the family's sole provider and works as a foreman at The Welding Works and is in the process of completing construction on the family's home.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The victims included a father who died after saving his wife and daughter, 7-month-old twins ripped from their father's arms by rushing water, and the popular foreman of Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills.
Hurricane Creek at Loretta Lynn's Ranch remains an area of flood concern Saturday.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025
On Wednesday, rebuilder and Hutto resident Marc Corinth paused his professional work to volunteer as foreman over two neighboring RV park properties in Georgetown that wer decimated in Saturday’s flood.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American Statesman, 14 July 2025
Kasper is the family's sole provider and works as a foreman at The Welding Works and is in the process of completing construction on the family's home.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 May 2025
The victims included a father who died after saving his wife and daughter, 7-month-old twins ripped from their father's arms by rushing water, and the popular foreman of Loretta Lynn's Ranch in Hurricane Mills.
Hurricane Creek at Loretta Lynn's Ranch remains an area of flood concern Saturday.
—Katie Nixon, Nashville Tennessean, 6 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreman
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On Monday morning, league bosses Roger Goodell, Adam Silver, Rob Manfred, and Gary Bettman were asked to participate in a briefing on matters related to the sports broadcasting market, including those having to do with blackout exemptions.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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The previous proposal, which involved a game between Barça and fellow Catalan club Girona, was then shelved by the LaLiga boss.—
Patrick Sung,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Trump has signaled Zelensky would not participate in Friday’s summit, though the US president previewed his plans to phone Kyiv immediately after the meeting, along with other European leaders, to brief them.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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But respectful debate has given way to vitriol, amplified by leaders who use division as a political tool.—
Krutika Kuppalli,
Time,
12 Aug. 2025
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The 160-person staff includes psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, case managers and people who have received mental health treatment.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Rogers died from lung cancer, his longtime manager Meryl Soodak told ABC7 and The Hollywood Reporter.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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There would also therefore be a strong case for the England captain Leah Williamson, who was imperious withstanding countless waves of attack from FC Barcelona and Spain in those two finals.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Each ship has a captain and roughly 20 crew members, depending on the size.—
Emma George-Griffin,
Freep.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Now, the family of Daniel Baxter, Detroit's elections department's chief of operations, owns the home through his organization, the Ossian H. Sweet Foundation.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Who are the candidates for Fort Worth police chief?—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Aug. 2025
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Rihanna has long been the master of maternity fashion.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
8 Aug. 2025
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Those students could earn $55,000 while taking classes for their master’s degrees and working in the field under mentors at MPS.—
Rory Linnane,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Residents at the Slate Apartment complex in Bellevue evacuated a 12-unit block shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday due to what Nashville Fire Department’s Aaron Haddix, the commander on scene, said was called in as an appliance fire.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
16 Aug. 2025
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National Guard patrol provokes insults, approvals National Guardsmen first appeared on this deployment in front of the Washington Monument on Aug. 12, according to photos posted by commanders and news reports.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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“Foreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreman. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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