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There appears to be a bizarre codependency among residents, and Laura is still particularly close to her mentor, Tall Pines Academy headmistress, Evelyn Wade (a hauntingly good Toni Collette).
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Exhausted from filling in as headmistress at her school, Olga tries to hold the fraying family together.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Miss Fitz-Maurice-Kelly was the headmistress of the school, a semi-mythical figure who was rarely seen anywhere apart from Morning Assemblies.
—Kate Weinberg
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Marilee is headmistress of a private girls’ school in Baltimore where Gail has been assistant head for 11 years.
—Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
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Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Exhausted from filling in as headmistress at her school, Olga tries to hold the fraying family together.
—Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025
Miss Fitz-Maurice-Kelly was the headmistress of the school, a semi-mythical figure who was rarely seen anywhere apart from Morning Assemblies.
—Kate Weinberg
july 30, Literary Hub, 30 July 2025
Marilee is headmistress of a private girls’ school in Baltimore where Gail has been assistant head for 11 years.
—Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 10 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmistress
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By the late 1970s, Earle had built a happy life in New York, co-creating plays with composer Peter Link and studying under the famed acting teacher Uta Hagen.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
Time,
2 June 2026
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With parental rights overruling teachers’ concerns, absenteeism is often ignored.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 June 2026
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Smith won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for this curious, eccentric role as a 1930s schoolmistress who takes four young girls under her wing — for better and for worse.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2024
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Four years later came her Oscar-winning portrayal of an idiosyncratic English schoolmistress in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.—
Duane Byrge,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Sep. 2024
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By the end of the school year, the headmaster sent a letter home suggesting Hart pursue his high school career elsewhere.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Back at the school, Jamison's (Ava Marie Telek) crying in the headmaster's office.—
Matt Cabral,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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No ruler-wielding schoolmarm can impart the urgency of learning the way hunger can.—
John Phillips,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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This, to Newsom, is being strong; the right are the fainthearted schoolmarms now.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Why does the mistress get to do wrong and flaunt it?—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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That meant, of course, that Byron, the King Charles spaniel, notable lapdog and occasional Chopard mascot, would be in attendance alongside his mistress, the co-president.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Her mother had been a schoolteacher and Boston had a teacher’s gentle manner and studious tone.—
Thomas Lake,
AJC.com,
4 June 2026
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Earle’s 70-year old mother, Marion, a retired schoolteacher, volunteered immediately to help.—
Christina Ray Stanton,
Time,
2 June 2026
Noun
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The main event, though, is the ski room—where ski butlers furnish guests with state-of-the-art skis before sliding them onto the slicked Jardin Alpin piste with or without an instructor.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
4 June 2026
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Unions representing graduate workers, adjuncts and non-tenure-track instructors have organized in recent years at several campuses, including New York University, Columbia and Harvard.—
Jaweed Kaleem,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Incidents that led to educators losing their teaching licenses increased by 77% between 2021 and 2025 when compared to the previous five years, The Post found.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
7 June 2026
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Recently, Grauer released his book The Way to Pancho’s Kitchen, a narration of learned and lived experiences through the lens of an educator.—
Madison Beveridge,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 June 2026
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“Headmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmistress. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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