higher-ups

plural of higher-up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher-ups
Noun
  • The report adds that RBW’s co-CEO Kim Jin-woo is now leading WM Entertainment, though several other key executives have reportedly also left WM following Lee’s dismissal.
    Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Bloomberg further reported that Wylde had been helping to facilitate meetings beween Mamdani and the business class, giving out his campaign contact information to roughly a dozen executives while also arranging connections with other candidates.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Although the keep votes are in the majority, the decision will ultimately hinge on whether administrators believe there’s enough independent, significant coverage to meet the bar.
    Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Alabama State University, Virginia State University, Hampton University in Virginia, Southern University in Louisiana, Clark Atlanta University, and nearby Spelman College were among the campuses impacted, as administrators, students and faculty moved to safety.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • These include helping your family, helping your group, demonstrating reciprocity, demonstrating bravery, respecting a hierarchy and your superiors, dividing resources in an equitable way and respecting ownership of property.
    Tracy Brower, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
  • When there is an incident involving the police, such as an arrest or a traffic stop, police officers should assume they are being watched by their body cameras, which could then be inspected by their superiors.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This cannot be a coincidence, a mistake, or the initiative of some lower-level commanders.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2025
  • By the summer of 2022, systems like the Bayraktar TB2 became less effective as air defenses increased and commanders began spreading their forces apart.
    Joseph Nepomuceno, The Washington Examiner, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Still, experts like Collis don’t anticipate a significant change in how employers monitor their workers speech — noting that online activity has come under the spotlight for at least the last 15 years.
    Nino Paoli, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Courtesy of Google These programs teach transferable skills that employers seek, such as critical thinking, communication and the ability to learn rapidly.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Several of those were for big-name actors and directors playing themselves in guest-starring roles, including Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard.
    Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The actor-writer-directors kicked off their partnership with Sylvio, about a small-town gorilla joining a local TV show, only to see on-air mishaps spark a journey of self-discovery.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • As far as the executive suite, the new Paramount under motion picture bosses Josh Greenstein and Dana Goldberg has yet to find its new identity and make its mark.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Relations with bosses and people in authority will go well.
    Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Investigation remains in local hands Yolo County supervisors, Reisig and Sheriff Tom Lopez asked the state Department of Justice to intervene in the Esparto investigation, and any associated criminal prosecutions.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Start gathering references now, including supervisors from your internships who can speak to your work quality and potential.
    Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Higher-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher-ups. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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