Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmistresses
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Archdiocese educators will help affected OLH families enroll in the Catholic schools still left in the area while helping teachers and staff find employment at other schools in the archdiocese.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026 -
An inspector general operating independently from BCPS can help reinforce trust in county government, school leadership, teachers and staff by ensuring that concerns are examined fairly and comprehensively.—
Carl Jackson,
Baltimore Sun,
4 Feb. 2026
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Within just a couple of years, Suggs had won a Senior Choice Award — something graduating students give to a select number of Wayne Township teachers in recognition of their influence as educators.—
Carley Lanich,
IndyStar,
10 Feb. 2026
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The union said its educators receive some of the lowest contributions to their healthcare costs among neighboring districts, leading many members to work elsewhere.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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The story is told through a polyphony of outsiders—neighbors, business associates, schoolteachers, reporters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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The first year, delegates from the local party leadership and schoolteachers gathered parents and instructed them in how to decorate a tree.—
Andrew Fedorov,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The instructors also emphasize the importance of critical-thinking skills and effective communication, which are important in high-intensity environments.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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The riders were taking part in the Florida Track Days, a gathering of motorcycle enthusiasts in which instructors teach fast driving techniques in a racetrack environment, according to the group’s website.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
2 Feb. 2026
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Providing relief and contrast are the sisters, daughters, mothers, wives, mistresses, and nursemaids, all of whom also have views on ideal social order.—
Adam Begley,
The Atlantic,
1 Dec. 2025
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His character, federal agent Nelson Van Alden, fathered two different children with two different mistresses.—
Ralphie Aversa,
USA Today,
7 Nov. 2025
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Ranked up high with UConn at the start of the season, picked first in the preseason Big East coaches poll, the Red Storm lost to Alabama, Iowa State, Auburn and Kentucky, then lost early in the conference season to Providence.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
5 Feb. 2026
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Our coaches swarmed California from Eureka to San Diego to find the best players for us at junior colleges and high schools.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Headmistresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmistresses. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.
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