as in leaders
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 foremen
Customers were very important; workers, foremen.
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Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Michael Kilian, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for foremen
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Adrienna Wong, a senior attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union, said Wednesday’s vote showed city leaders taking action on an issue that was personal to them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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The next generation of industry leaders will not rely solely on internal labs or occasional acquisitions.—
Anis Uzzaman,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The pandemic pushed more workers than ever before into remote work, out of sight of their bosses.—
Ellen Cushing,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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Director Orson Krennic Anybody in middle management can relate to this Imperial officer who's saddled with getting a big project up and running (in his case, the first Death Star), forced to deal with uncaring bosses and winds up having some rebellious types screw the whole thing up.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Many managers will be focusing on double-gameweek assets and chasing last week’s points.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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On April 17th, Jean attended a first-ever virtual meeting for Midwest-West managers.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Donohue, a volunteer social worker, is set to receive her masters in social work from New York University this month.—
Niki Donohue,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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Vandenberg is a seven-year Marine Corps veteran, former Jeopardy champion and is studying for a masters degree in public policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.—
Mathew Miranda,
Sacbee.com,
2 May 2026
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Sources with knowledge of LIV Golf business operations have told The Athletic the company remains committed to a global tour and team golf model, and went over the plan with its 13 team captains during a call on Tuesday.—
Brody Miller,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Obviously, Sid’s been one of the greatest captains ever during his time in Pittsburgh.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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On Friday, Burgueño symbolically mounted the first cameras onto the vests of district police chiefs, including those from the traffic and international ports of entry units, the video shows.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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In other business, Chesterton Police Chief Tim Richardson said that there have been discussions with the other police chiefs in Porter County about the upcoming consolidation of Chesterton and Porter with the Porter County E 911 system.—
Amy Lavalley,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Cinetic’s management practice represents directors, writers, and producers, including Richard Linklater, Todd Haynes, Killer Films, David Gordon Green, Morgan Neville, Kevin MacDonald, Chris Smith, Jay Chandrasekhar, Alex Winter, Robert Kaplow, Gabriel Sherman, Jay McCarrol, and James Pedersen.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 May 2026
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No word yet on any additional casting or directors for the second season.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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That quick solution involved Putin extending the reach of his own Federal Protection Service (FSO) – which at that time only protected Gerasimov in the military command - to provide security to 10 more senior commanders.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Its modular design and lower unit cost aim to provide commanders with greater flexibility and presence where traditional vessels face high risk.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Foremen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/foremen. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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