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as in conduits
a long hollow cylinder for carrying a substance (as a liquid or gas)
the leader funnels water off of the roof and down into the cistern
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as in bosses
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
the team leader is good at making sure that everyone keeps busy at their assigned tasks
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as in pioneers
one that takes the lead or sets an example
an architectural firm that is widely regarded as a leader in innovative residential design
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Recent Examples of leaders
Should the leaders falter over the months ahead, Slot and Guardiola will hope their teams are in a position to capitalise.
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Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Despite vocal support from Aspire Capitol Heights families and a concerted effort from school leaders to prove that the school’s fiscal and academic issues could be solved, the board voted 4-1 to deny the school’s charter renewal.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Sustainable transformation isn’t achieved by a mandate; instead, it’s driven by leaders who focus on people first.
—Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
The school district made some minor changes to the mascot image as recommended by tribal leaders.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Semafor previously reported that Unilever was auditing the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation’s grants to progressive groups, including two with ties to foundation leaders, and had cut off funding for the charity after its trustees refused to cooperate.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In that role, Ruszkowski will oversee turnaround efforts in Fort Worth ISD, including directing or possibly overruling actions of the superintendent and other district leaders.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Decisions made in Gyeongju are non-binding — and leaders have faced difficulty reaching consensus in the past including on thorny issues like Russia’s war in Ukraine.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Right now, the federal government has shut down because leaders in Congress have refused to deal with this looming health care crisis.
—Linda Goler Blount, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Despite vocal support from Aspire Capitol Heights families and a concerted effort from school leaders to prove that the school’s fiscal and academic issues could be solved, the board voted 4-1 to deny the school’s charter renewal.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
Sustainable transformation isn’t achieved by a mandate; instead, it’s driven by leaders who focus on people first.
—Feon Ang, Fortune, 7 Nov. 2025
The school district made some minor changes to the mascot image as recommended by tribal leaders.
—Diana Lambdin Meyer, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
Semafor previously reported that Unilever was auditing the Ben & Jerry’s Foundation’s grants to progressive groups, including two with ties to foundation leaders, and had cut off funding for the charity after its trustees refused to cooperate.
—Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
In that role, Ruszkowski will oversee turnaround efforts in Fort Worth ISD, including directing or possibly overruling actions of the superintendent and other district leaders.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Nov. 2025
Decisions made in Gyeongju are non-binding — and leaders have faced difficulty reaching consensus in the past including on thorny issues like Russia’s war in Ukraine.
—Helen Regan, CNN Money, 31 Oct. 2025
Right now, the federal government has shut down because leaders in Congress have refused to deal with this looming health care crisis.
—Linda Goler Blount, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaders
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The FinCEN Files show how banks remain vital conduits in moving illicit money out of reach.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Piergiorgio Scarlato and Jacopo Taddeucci Data from SKATE is helping scientists test hypotheses about how gas bubbles rise and burst inside magma, how volcanic conduits are shaped, and study subsurface processes that ordinary monitoring can’t see.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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
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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
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Newcomers began to arrive almost immediately, with the growth driven by the forty-niners ‒ the gold-seeking pioneers who began flocking west in 1849.—
Andre Byik,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
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Soundgarden Soundgarden are widely considered one of the great pioneers of grunge.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Discover if these convenient detergent pods could actually be harming your pipes.—
Maria Sabella,
Better Homes & Gardens,
7 Nov. 2025
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Sacramento County health inspectors shut down the Sacramento coffee shop after finding three live German cockroaches in the water heater closet, on the pipes behind the warewashing sink and under the ware washing drain board.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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For years after that, TCU alums who had served as Ranch Week foremen or queen would proudly include it on resumes, in professional biographies or when running for office.—
Matt Leclercq,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Stream the basketball games in both men’s and women’s sports on top channels like ABC, FOX, NBC, CBS, ESPN, SEC Network, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, FS1, and more.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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At least 20 people were injured in the explosion, TV channels reported, as ambulances raced to the scene.—
Shivam Patel,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Eddy Cue, the Apple executive tasked with overseeing the company;’s burgeoning services business, appeared to shoot down both possibilities in an interview this week with Screen Internationalalongside Apple TV chiefs Jamie Erlicht and Zack Van Amburg.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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The two military chiefs took off from Osan Air Base and flew over Osan, Chuncheon, Daejeon and Camp Humphreys with two additional fighter jets and a South Korean E-7 airborne early warning and control aircraft, according to officially released footage.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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According to Buder, who also works as an engineer at Vielo, the aircraft-grade carbon tubes were first cleaned and cut to size, then bonded using an epoxy-carbon composite.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Nov. 2025
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The outlet also revisited Cheney’s justification for the Iraq War, citing his claims about aluminum tubes allegedly linked to nuclear weapons development.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Leaders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaders. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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