Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher-ups
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During the Thursday earnings call, executives said the company was adding an advanced chip fabrication plant in Tainan, Taiwan, as part of its global capacity expansion efforts.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026 -
That said, in 1995, Michaels was still going through the agony of fighting myopic NBC executives, in this case Don Ohlmeyer, who ordered him to fire Adam Sandler and Chris Farley.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The deal announced early Tuesday comes after LAUSD and the unions for teachers and school administrators reached tentative agreements Sunday on new contracts.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The three unions have never gone on strike at the same time — administrators have remained on duty during previous teacher walkouts to help keep schools open.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Though young missing-persons detective Dalia (May Calamawy) is earnest in her attempts to help, her superiors cast suspicion on Katie’s parents; eight years later, the girl is still missing, while the family has relocated to New Mexico.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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Based on their own investigation, Brown’s team submitted an affidavit to their superiors at DOJ that did not make a strong enough case to move forward with what Olsen wanted.—
Doug Bock Clark,
ProPublica,
13 Apr. 2026
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By contrast, Russian drones have lagged as the Kremlin focuses on mass production of a few models over innovation, while senior military commanders have also been resistant to change, ISW said.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Apr. 2026
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Despite the damage inflicted during the war—including the loss of senior commanders and military infrastructure—the Iranian state remains intact, and so does its core capacity for deterrence.—
Pegah Banihashemi,
Time,
10 Apr. 2026
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid for by employers and employees.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Apr. 2026
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But making those additional years healthy, secure, and fulfilling will require better planning across households, retirement systems, employers, and communities.—
Aimee DeCamillo,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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Alumni from both programs link up for a performance alongside Steans Jazz artistic directors John Clayton and Steve Wilson.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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Some directors are a little bit more out of reach.—
Brande Victorian,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Apr. 2026
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Would an army with excellent captains and mediocre generals be better than one with a brilliant general and crummy captains?—
Andrew Van Dam,
Washington Post,
2 Mar. 2026
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Sitting in the dugout, Snell nodded up to the field where some of those bosses — president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman, general manager Brandon Gomes and Roberts — stood talking.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Apr. 2026
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This is also important for staffers across the Capitol to see that their bosses don’t get to do this to them.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
12 Apr. 2026
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