higher-ups

plural of higher-up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for higher-ups
Noun
  • There were others, too, including former Netflix executives Cindy Holland, Matt Thunell and Brian Wright.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Read the 32nd annual Next Gen list of rising executives here.
    Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Local administrators on Sunday were awaiting further guidance from the state during the quickly evolving situation, said Janna Haynes, a county spokeswoman.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Last month, gunshots rang out in the areas surrounding two HBCUs, leaving administrators scrambling as schools attempted to ramp up security in the wake of the violence.
    Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • That simple reaction, rooted in empathy, quickly became a point of conflict with her superiors.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Carter said her superiors watched the security footage for most of the night in case the fire spread across the CSX rail yard that separates them from Grade Lane, where much of the damage is concentrated.
    Monroe Trombly, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The special prosecutor’s team has accused Yoon and his military commanders of ordering a covert drone operation into the North to inflame tensions between the neighbors and justify his martial law decree.
    Reuters 2 hr ago, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2025
  • Fort Worth commanders placed Johnson on restricted duty for the duration of the incomplete criminal and Internal Affairs Unit administrative investigations, according to a department spokesperson.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This new level of visibility could also pressure employers to be more transparent about layoffs.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Suarez, a real estate lawyer by trade, has refused to comment on the list of employers made public in August.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • The memo, sent to regional SNAP directors, covered the 50% food stamp payments families would receive for this month as a result of the ongoing federal government shutdown.
    Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Grossmont Healthcare District directors will consider hiring a new chief executive officer on Tuesday, potentially choosing an individual with significant experience in East County.
    Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Since the beginning of this administration, Silicon Valley’s biggest bosses have appeased the president, capitulating to his every whim — agreeing to pay export taxes, giving away equity to the government, defunding schools for Latino students and ending diversity programs.
    Mercury News & East Bay Times editorial, Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2025
  • At the beginning of the industrial revolution, the big bosses considered women inferior to their male counterparts (weaker, more emotional, less reliable, and so forth).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This includes 27 baggage handlers, 23 service agents, four supervisors, one facility manager and one lead supervisor.
    Chase Jordan Updated November 7, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Authored by Chairwoman Nicholson Bovell and co-sponsored by 12 county supervisors, including 1st District Supervisor Anne O’Connor, the resolution directs the county to take action to address food insecurity during the ongoing federal government shutdown.
    April Quevedo, jsonline.com, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Higher-ups.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/higher-ups. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.

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