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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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Pritchard, who served as a deputy under multiple Yolo County supervisors and spent decades as a teacher, has the support of the Yolo County Business PAC, which backs pro-business candidates.—
Daniel Lempres,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic Pikes Peak During the summer of 1893, poet and literature professor Katharine Lee Bates joined other teachers working in Colorado Springs for the summer and took a ride to the top of Pikes Peak.—
Alia Beard Rau,
USA Today,
10 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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Oziel’s mistress, Judalon Smyth, learned about the confessions and informed the police.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 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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At those gatherings, there will be fans like these two schoolteachers, who have saved their money for decades to watch the world’s best play all over the world.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
11 June 2026
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The former elementary schoolteacher is now an online influencer, whose content celebrates people of all shapes, including her own.—
Tracy Smith,
CBS News,
7 June 2026
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Born on July 27, 1954, in Israel, Janklowicz was a one-time Olympic hopeful in the decathlon, and dedicated his early years to track and field before serving as a fitness instructor in the Israel Defense Forces.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
10 June 2026
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Learn to ride Atlantic swells from expert instructors in towns like Lagos.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
10 June 2026
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The union will protect educators' academic freedom rights, keeping faculty expertise in teaching, research, and publication at the forefront.—
CBS Baltimore Staff,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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The latter event allowed the children of military families, first responders and educators to lace on skates for a whirl.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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“Headmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmistress. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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