Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmistresses
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As a result, teachers and other state employees have not gotten any raises this school year.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026 -
There is also tension among labor units, with workers being outspoken about their belief that the board unfairly favors teachers over other district staffers when making cuts.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
8 Apr. 2026
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The case began in March 2025, after a video emerged showing educators at Millsap Elementary interacting with special needs students in ways that parents described as abusive.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
6 Apr. 2026
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Seeing injustice justified with IQ, educators grew increasingly fed up with the indicator in the second half of the 20th century.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Apr. 2026
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Jiri Lehecka was raised by schoolteachers in a small village north of Prague in the Czech Republic, urged to focus on academics and play as many sports as possible and treat them as hobbies.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Mar. 2026
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My schoolteachers introduced me to a mix of African and Kenyan classics by such authors as Chinua Achebe and Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o.—
Faith Karimi,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Black paired up with Marcello Hernández to play martial arts instructors who teach unorthodox self-defense methods.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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The courses are tied to the needs of the local economy, and many instructors are business owners or experts who work in the area and volunteer their time to work with the students.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
5 Apr. 2026
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The multiple mistresses ruined his image; the countless injuries derailed his golf game.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Apr. 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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One of those coaches, James Rowson, said that McMahon’s timing is off, agreeing with an assessment that Boone has made.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Denver’s players and coaches remain acutely aware of the flaws that have lingered throughout these 10 games and are unlikely to go away in a playoff series.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Headmistresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmistresses. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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