governor

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Recent Examples of governor That the women of the Florida Senate will put on a big red cloak and a big white hat and fall in line with the governor’s nominee. Pat Beall, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2025 The governor has been on-hand for every Groundhog Day ceremony in Punxsutawney since taking office in 2023. Pilar Arias, Fox News, 2 Feb. 2025 Just before the opening of Flushing Meadows to the public, New York governor Nelson Rockefeller ordered the mural overpainted. Richard Meyer, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025 The president and the governor endorsed each other's campaigns and have supported their respective efforts to build a wall at the border. Ana Campbell, NPR, 31 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for governor 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for governor
Noun
  • Drifts had begun forming between buildings and visibility had shrunk to 50 yards by 10 a.m., and our administrator decided to close school.
    Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The former administrator, Michael Whitaker, stepped down from his position on Inauguration Day last week.
    Faris Tanyos, CBS News, 30 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Tropper executive produces under his overall deal with Apple via Tropper Ink.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 29 Jan. 2025
  • There’s also a substance abuse counselor, a music executive, and a surgeon, as well as both a fire captain and a fire lieutenant.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Michael Reynolds-Pool/Getty Images Esper is one of the former officials from President Trump's first administration who has received threats from Iran over the 2020 U.S. killing of Iranian Gen. Qasem Soleimani, the commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Quds Force.
    Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Hannan Gefen, the former commander of IDF's elite Unit 8200, told Fox News Digital.
    Amelie Botbol, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • More than 20 years later, Riklis’s loyal adaptation has opponents just as the book did, and even more so because of the nationality of its director.
    Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2025
  • And that starts with a trio of other truly awful nominees: Kash Patel for FBI director, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence and Bobby Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 26 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The third-year doctoral student had spent months bargaining with his employer — the University of Chicago — on everything from increasing pay for research and teaching assistants to expanding health care benefits.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • People who work in the private sector and wish to form a union have a legal process to force their employer to recognize and bargain with the group.
    Meg Wingerter, The Denver Post, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • The war has played a part in the labor shortage: Ukraine’s top general, Oleksandr Syrskyi, said Sunday that Russian forces had suffered more than 434,000 casualties last year – 150,000 of whom were killed in action.
    Christian Edwards, CNN, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Chen’s fingerprints were found on the garbage bags, the district attorney general said.
    Olivia Lloyd, Charlotte Observer, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Trump was surrounded by tech titans during his inauguration, including Musk, Bezos, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google's parent company chief Sundar Pichai.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 3 Feb. 2025
  • Kent police chief Rafael Padilla told The Kent Reporter last week that Thompson had disclosed the pending lawsuit during the background check portion of his hiring process.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 3 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • This week, the state superintendent and a number of local school districts outlined new guidance preparing students, staff, and families for possible ICE encounters.
    Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 29 Jan. 2025
  • Most Popular Hartford schools superintendent stepping down.
    Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 26 Jan. 2025

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“Governor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/governor. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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