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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Still, a jury convicted him in 2018, the jury foreman telling the Sun Sentinel at the time that they were convinced by the DNA evidence.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Joel, meanwhile, has become Jackson’s construction foreman, which puts him at odds with his sister-in-law, Maria (Rutina Wesley).
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The core idea of this story is that the justice system defaults repeatedly to favoring the voices of authority: the police (who didn’t investigate thoroughly), the foreman (who took the word of the police), and so on.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
His character is a foreman, a father, a friend — just a decent, salt-of-the-earth dude, albeit one with a Costco-sized body count from his distant past.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Joel, meanwhile, has become Jackson’s construction foreman, which puts him at odds with his sister-in-law, Maria (Rutina Wesley).
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
The core idea of this story is that the justice system defaults repeatedly to favoring the voices of authority: the police (who didn’t investigate thoroughly), the foreman (who took the word of the police), and so on.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 4 Apr. 2025
His character is a foreman, a father, a friend — just a decent, salt-of-the-earth dude, albeit one with a Costco-sized body count from his distant past.
—John Devore, Rolling Stone, 31 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for foreman
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After they were discovered by her boss, she was also forced to kill her superior and burned all the participant files.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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His father, Curtis, took the day off work from a General Electric small appliances plant in Allentown to watch his son in person, fortuitously getting permission from his boss — who was himself the father of a major league pitcher, Curt Simmons.—
Jon Paul Hoornstra,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 June 2025
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Finally, leading up, your leaders need to start with the understanding that the ego has to stay outside the door.—
Barbara Puszkiewicz-Cimino,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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In fact, high-profile investors and business leaders in the Big Apple are up in arms about the stunning win by the democratic socialist in the primary to win the Democratic nomination to serve as the next New York City mayor.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
25 June 2025
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Li, who had a brief stint at a bank after graduating from the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies with a finance degree, joined Zhou Liu Fu simultaneously as a general manager.—
Zinnia Lee,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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This is Montgomery's first time as an MLB manager in his coaching career.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
28 June 2025
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The 37-year-old longtime Blackhawks captain hasn’t played since April 2023.—
and Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
21 June 2025
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The captain disagrees but is soon proved wrong as the plane crashes.—
Glenn Whipp,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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The death toll is estimated to be 78 in Iran, including four top security chiefs, according to the country’s U.N. ambassador, while three casualties have been confirmed in Israel as reported by the Associated Press.—
Isabel Rivera,
Miami Herald,
15 June 2025
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Throughout the war in Gaza, Israel has conducted a number of operations killing Axis of Resistance leaders, including Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah and Hamas Political Bureau chief Yayha Sinwar.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 June 2025
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Twelve percent have master’s degrees or higher, compared with 14% nationally.—
Jeff A. Chamer,
Charlotte Observer,
24 June 2025
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The Skokie native works at Google and recently graduated from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management with a master’s degree in business administration, according to her campaign.—
Olivia Olander,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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In just two days, Israel assassinated the chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, the top commander of the Revolutionary Guard Corps, and the head of the country’s aerospace-and-missile program.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
16 June 2025
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The post’s color guard commander, Tony Kennedy of Libertyville, spent one year (1968 and 1969) in Vietnam serving in the United States Army.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
16 June 2025
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“Foreman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foreman. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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