Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher-ups
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When Silicon Valley executives and federal lawmakers gathered at the Hill and Valley Forum on Tuesday,, a conference designed to bridge the gap between Big Tech and Washington, artificial intelligence dominated the whole event.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Meantime, major airline executives including those at Delta, United Airlines, American Airlines and Southwest Airlines are pressuring Congress to end the shutdown and — in the longer term — enact new laws to effectively put TSA pay on autopilot.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
26 Mar. 2026
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The House later approved House Bill 1182 on Wednesday, allowing parents of autistic children and children with other disabilities to share tracking device data with their child’s school so administrators can help locate a child in the event of elopement.—
Danielle J. Brown,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Mar. 2026
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And in one location, administrators argued that the reason for the protest didn’t exist.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2026
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The younger Altman was ousted in February 1998 for failing to tell his superiors about the existence of a controversial videotape that showed firefighters drinking beer and using racial slurs at a firehouse retirement party, the Tribune previously reported.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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All three had been asked by their superiors to replace the plates on their cars but refused, McNicholas said.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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And so came, with American approval, the June 2025 12-day war in which Israel demolished Iranian air defenses, killed dozens of senior commanders and scientists, and, together with a one-day American intervention, smashed Iranian nuclear sites.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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Their exact location is known only to a small group of officials, including the prime minister and senior naval commanders.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Mar. 2026
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Social Security is financed by a payroll tax paid for by employers and employees.—
Asher Notheis,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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Real employers usually contact candidates through job platforms, email or professional networks like LinkedIn.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
22 Mar. 2026
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The directors didn’t mention an easy solution.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
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Progress for directors peaked in 2023, with 20 women and nonbinary directors represented in the Top 100 films.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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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Your ambition is strong and your ability to impress bosses and people in authority will be successful because of your charisma and enthusiasm.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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There are a number of compelling adversaries for Grace and Faith to overcome, but Ursula and Titus are depicted as the final bosses from the jump.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
20 Mar. 2026
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