Thesaurus results for HIGHER-UP

higher-up

noun

Definition of higher-up

as in executive

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Recent Examples of higher-up For fans who want a higher-up experience, the Rooftop Cinema Club is holding screenings for Team USA’s first two group matches. — Abby Hamblin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 June 2026 Or could a relationship with a higher-up lead to mentorship and professional growth? — Emily Nix, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2025 The tray also has a second, higher-up row of cutouts to match the bottom edge of MicroATX reverse-connector boards. — PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025 Louie is summoned to the apartment of Joe Black, a higher-up gangster played by John Malkovich with a manner so quizzical yet threatening that his voice just about quivers with unexpressed rage. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for higher-up

Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher-up

Noun

Time is now of the essence as the AI race escalates, said Jesse Sloane, Deep Isolation executive vice president of engineering.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Aug. 2026
When delivered compassionately, a no communicates and models a strong sense of judgment as an executive.

— Cynthia Pong, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of executive

Noun

Iran’s state broadcaster published the statement by the council’s secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is also a commander in the powerful Revolutionary Guard.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Police find grandparents dead After the shooting, police went to the teen’s home and found both grandparents dead of apparent gunshot wounds, regional police commander Wattana Yeejeen said.

— Tian Macleod Ji, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of commander

Noun

In a tour of the campus in the days after the August 8, 2025, shooting, the scene inside the buildings was jarring, according to a former CDC official who asked not to be named to protect her current employer.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
These not-so-genial genitors are hounding hiring managers, shadowing their kid’s Zoom calls off-camera, and even applying for jobs on their behalf, per the paper’s reporting, leaving their employers flabbergasted.

— Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of employer

Noun

Criticism intensified further earlier on Monday when Mattias Grafstrom, the organisation’s secretary general, joined Kevin Lamour, the chief operating officer, in voicing his opposition to the plan.

— Dan Sheldon, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Several Russian media outlets claimed the bombing targeted a Russian general who was celebrating his birthday at the restaurant.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of general

Noun

Argyro Chioti, the National Theater’s artistic director, said the production should become the norm rather than the exception.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Essential California sat down with Ben Orbison, FOLAR’s director of strategic communications, and spoke about festival highlights and motivations.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of director

Noun

Instead, music supervisor Thomas Golubić assembled a range of possible tracks and let the sequence reveal itself in the edit.

— Deadline, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
Kim, 49, a member of San Francisco’s board of supervisors from 2011 to 2019, has touted her advocacy for California’s first $15 minimum wage and making the city’s community college tuition free, among other progressive causes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026