Thesaurus results for HIGHER-UPS

higher-ups

noun

plural of higher-up

as in executives

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Noun

Chief Executive Masatoshi Kumagai and other GMO executives bowed deeply repeatedly, as is the custom here, at a news conference in Tokyo.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
When OpenAI’s top executives were appointed drivers and private security, Anna would sometimes be spotted in the car with Greg, taking him to work, according to former colleagues.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of executives

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According to a fiscal 2026 salary survey by the Maryland Association of Counties, Walker’s current salary ranks sixth among county administrators and managers in Maryland.

— Natalie Jones, Baltimore Sun, 28 Oct. 2026
Yet internal records show administrators had met weeks earlier to plan for the controversy, predicting both the locker room privacy concerns and the parent outrage over cut players.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of administrators

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The agents indicated to their superiors that the lawmakers could become subjects in the future, according to records viewed by ProPublica.

— Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026
An Army officer who fought with his superiors for his soldiers’ safety.

— Washington Post readers, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of superiors

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The capability is particularly relevant to large-scale combat operations, where commanders must maintain awareness of developments across extensive areas and multiple domains, including land, air, maritime, space and cyberspace.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 1 Nov. 2026
The action follows sanctions on Rwanda’s army and four senior commanders in March and on a Kigali gold refinery in June.

— Adrian Elimian, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of commanders

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While 78% of employers expressed optimism about their organizations’ futures, nearly half of workers reported frequently feeling exhausted and burned out.

— Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Roy started her career as a secretary in 2003 and worked her way up through a variety of positions with various employers to project manager at the Capital Region Education Council, known as CREC.

— Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of employers

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Establish a panel of coaches, athletic directors and players to determine a reasonable figure and all athletes being paid will receive that amount.

— Letters to the Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
That was the part that took a bit of trial and error, with the team going through 64 players, five coaches, three general managers/sporting directors and two controlling ownership groups since its founding.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of directors

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Our conversation is also perfectly timed to Mohammed’s latest role in George Kay’s slick, sexy War, which landed a two-season order from Sky bosses.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Instead, agency bosses allowed the company to restart operations without consequence.

— Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026

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