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
Sting plays Jackie White, a shipyard foreman whose health is deteriorating at the moment his community needs him most.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 May 2026
The truck just leans into the work and gets on with life like a ranch foreman who drinks coffee black and silently judges your hitch setup.
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New Atlas,
27 May 2026
His absence from work resulted in a demotion from lead foreman to an assistant role.
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Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Early in the finale, Weaver arrives at the ranch alongside his daughter, Dolly (Ellyn Jameson), and ranch foreman Jeb (Kevin McNamara).
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Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 May 2026
The truck just leans into the work and gets on with life like a ranch foreman who drinks coffee black and silently judges your hitch setup.
—
New Atlas,
27 May 2026
His absence from work resulted in a demotion from lead foreman to an assistant role.
—
Andrea Castillo,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Early in the finale, Weaver arrives at the ranch alongside his daughter, Dolly (Ellyn Jameson), and ranch foreman Jeb (Kevin McNamara).
—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreman
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Among those courtside include members of the NBA champ New York Knicks; Kelce’s Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes, other teammates and coaches; ex-Disney boss Bob Iger and spouse Willow Bay; and current Disney powerhouse Dana Walden.
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And ordering wine even when the boss hasn’t is exactly that—showing bold initiative.
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In the weeks since Fable 5 and Mythos 5 were forced out of commission, industry leaders and experts became increasingly worried that the ad-hoc ban would threaten America’s AI lead against China.
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According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy.
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Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).
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Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock.
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Jean Potvin spent his last two seasons as an Islanders spare part while his brother and captain accepted the Stanley Cup the first two of four consecutive times.
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Her father Dudley Dunn -- a veteran of World War I and the son of Gray Dunn, a famed Mississippi River boat captain -- died in 1934, according to Sesser.
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Thurmond was first elected as state schools chief in 2019 after serving four years in the Assembly as an East Bay-area Democrat, and won reelection in 2022.
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Centuries-old family recipes sit beside boundary-pushing contemporary restaurants, but chief among them all is the city's deep respect for local ingredients and tradition.
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While theology and ministry studies were designated as nonprofessional, the master of divinity degree often pursued by eventual pastors or ministers does retain professional status.
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In one mega master in San Antonio, Texas, out of the 175 cases ordered to appear before a judge one morning, about 40 people didn’t show up, said attorney Jessica Smith Bobadilla.
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Even the commander seemed to be smiling.
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Ukraine’s drone forces commander Robert Brovdi said Kyiv had attacked Sevastopol’s main power substation seven times in the early hours of Wednesday.
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“Foreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreman. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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