higher-up

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher-up
Noun
  • Training on principles of personal security and self-defense should executives or their family fear for their physical safety.
    Control Risks, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The series is executive produced by Rowling, Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Marino ended up paying for the drugs himself to satisfy his boss, but then Butler asked him to move more contraband, leaving Marino in a precarious situation.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 22 July 2025
  • In an exclusive interview with Newsweek, Ross poured praise on his former boss's tariff plans, but said that the main challenge now will be reaching a fully fledged and durable agreement with China, and securing a trade deal with the European Union.
    Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • That is starting to change, with US Space Force commanders now openly discussing their own ambitions for offensive and defensive counter-space weapons.
    Robert Pearlman, ArsTechnica, 11 July 2025
  • Vern Jumper, the courageous Navy commander who helped more than 3,000 Americans and South Vietnamese refugees flee Saigon during the final hours of the Vietnam War, died at home in La Mesa on July 4.
    Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • The incident has led to Astronomer CEO Andy Byron resigning from the company, according to his now-former employer.
    James Powel, USA Today, 21 July 2025
  • Health insurance costs that rise rapidly reduce what employers can allocate to cash wages.
    Virgil Bretz, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Noun
  • If the generals wanted something slightly different, Luckey’s team could simply rewrite the code.
    Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 July 2025
  • The former general had previously ruled the West African country for about 18 months in the early 1980s as a military leader but lost three elections before defeating Goodluck Jonathan.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Jones previously held the position of men’s artistic director of Louis Vuitton, as well as Dior and Fendi.
    Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 13 July 2025
  • Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Department of Emergency Management, helped facilitate the tour and told lawmakers that those with yellow wristbands, the lowest level, had committed noncriminal offenses such as traffic violations.
    Kairi Lowery, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Orange County Public Schools declined the Orlando Sentinel’s request to speak with administrators and teachers at Brookshire about this year’s grade.
    Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
  • Church administrators did not return requests Monday for additional comment.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Women composers and music supervisors did well this year, with female competitors in five of the seven music categories.
    Jon Burlingame, Variety, 15 July 2025
  • Music supervisor is a job that is part professional music nerd, part aural detective and part crate-digging business affairs exec.
    Peter White, Deadline, 14 July 2025
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“Higher-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher-up. Accessed 25 Jul. 2025.

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