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
According to Michael Tellone, contractor and foreman for the Harrison Department of Works in Westchester County, NY, shoveling snow into the street is never condoned.
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Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
The foreman was responsible for the oversight of the project.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
Now 39 and a co-owner of the farm, Jake Schrader works a day job as a public utility foreman at Berkshire Gas.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
Out of concern for Kolbe, a foreman escorted him safely beyond the construction site and waited with him.
—Darcie Moran, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
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Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
The foreman was responsible for the oversight of the project.
—Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
Now 39 and a co-owner of the farm, Jake Schrader works a day job as a public utility foreman at Berkshire Gas.
—Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
Out of concern for Kolbe, a foreman escorted him safely beyond the construction site and waited with him.
—Darcie Moran, USA Today, 24 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreman
Noun
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The fascination with boss-employee relationships will probably never fade.—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Another individual familiar with events said Turness, the boss of BBC News, has repeatedly made efforts to get the corporation to respond to Prescott’s memo.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
9 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Chiefs’ announcement has energized Missouri leaders around keeping the Royals.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Drivers will no longer be able to travel straight through the corridor, though county leaders say local access will remain available for people who live or work in the area.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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To address the problem, water managers many years ago lowered the levels, but the tree islands never recovered, leaving ghosts of islands that lack the elevation to support the majestic hardwoods found in other parts of the Everglades, such as cypress, pond apple and pop ash trees.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Krupp said at the time that the restructuring would affect middle- and upper-level managers, not front-line caseworkers.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The Kings were without four forwards, including stalwart center and team captain Anze Kopitar, who is day-to-day after sustaining a lower-body injury in a win over Minnesota on Monday.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The Kings were missing captain Anže Kopitar (lower-body injury), Corey Perry (personal), Trevor Moore (upper-body injury) and Joel Armia (upper-body injury) from a forward group already left short by the trade of Phillip Danault.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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As her administration gears up for the bruising task of balancing Miami-Dade County’s next budget, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is replacing her longtime budget chief with her library director.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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That firefighter was transported to a hospital, though the chief did not specify where.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Residents in a Stockton zip code have reported their mail is being stolen and worry someone may have access to the master postal key.—
Carmela Karcher,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
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She was allowed to study there in her fifth year of college basketball because CU’s Boulder campus does not offer a master’s in criminal justice.—
Noelle Phillips,
Denver Post,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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If Running Fence was a war, Jeanne-Claude was clearly the commander.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Iran has also plotted to assassinate senior US officials, especially after the killing of IRGC commander Qassem Soleimani in January 2020.—
Oren Liebermann,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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“Foreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreman. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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