higher-up

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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
  • Several Japanese nationals, including executives at top Japanese firms, were reportedly detained in August over alleged violations of dual-use goods export restrictions.
    — Anniek Bao,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 5 Oct. 2026
  • This year, for example, Regan dropped an initiative that would have restricted hospital executives’ pay, in exchange for the California Hospital Association not imposing new administrative hurdles on unions pursuing political campaigns.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Hey, the boss needs a favor In a November 2025 Reddit post, one person described buying $800 in Target gift cards on their second day at a new job after receiving an email impersonating their boss.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Greg Yacoubian, a labor attorney, said there is little incentive for the current system to change because the costs of lawsuits are passed on to taxpayers — not the officers involved in misconduct and their bosses.
    — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The arrests triggered a major counterterrorism investigation into the security breach at the strategic installation, which serves as a central intelligence hub supporting American military commanders across Europe and Africa.
    — Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • These people, including Mohsen Rezaei, the national security adviser, and Hossein Taeb, the commander of Iran’s main domestic paramilitary forces, think deterring further attacks requires a decisive, aggressive response to any provocations.
    — Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But employers also need to know whether their training works.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Tinubu’s then-employers at Mobil Oil told investigators his treasurer role did not involve moving large sums and that the company never authorized him to hold its funds personally.
    — Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • According to the guidelines, the method is recommended to the secretary by the provost marshal general.
    — Meagan Harris, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The boutique hotel is built on a love story—where a 19th-century British general fell in love with an Indian princess, who later took her grief and rich colour palette to Saint Tropez.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • More than once, a board told its stakeholders early and plainly that I had been hired to redesign the business and that the directors stood behind the changes.
    — Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Two Filipinos must fill above-the-line roles – director, writer or actor – and five more must work in key creative or technical crew positions.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Two Rogers High School administrators were later charged with failing to make a mandatory report.
    — Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For administrators running youth clubs, academies and athletic programs, inclusion should not begin after a child struggles.
    — Irma Davarashvili, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Sonoma County supervisors on Tuesday issued an emergency proclamation ahead of the developing El Niño season that is predicted to cause heavy rain during the winter.
    — Senior Editor, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Alina Garcia, Miami-Dade County's supervisor of elections, told reporters Monday that ICE and other law enforcement agents will not be present inside any election polling site in the county.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

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“Higher-up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher-up. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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