LEADMEN Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

leadmen

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plural of leadman

as in straw bosses

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Noun

In his book, Tsipursky outlined the leading attitudes managers will encounter, from most resistant to most enthusiastic.

— Joe McKendrick, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Rule 7 - No mound visits allowed This one is self-explanatory — managers may not visit the mound at all to talk to the pitcher.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 27 July 2026

Definition of managers

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The five original Broadway principals — also including Amber Gray, as Persephone — got the old gang back together and went into the West End production five weeks before the film was shot in front of three live audiences.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 25 July 2026
The hit musical, written by Anaïs Mitchell and directed by Rachel Chavkin, won eight Tony Awards in 2019 including Best Musical, and the 2020 Grammy for Best Musical Theater Album with the five original principals of the Broadway company.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 24 July 2026

Definition of principals

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Recruitment is already underway for character modelers, set and prop modelers, look-development artists and supervisors, among other high-skilled positions.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 23 July 2026
Enterprises must prepare by building robust data foundations, renegotiating SaaS contracts for agentic clauses, and training employees as agent supervisors.

— Girija Krishnamurthy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of supervisors

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These voices say the move allows an outgoing governor to cement control over education for years, limiting the ability of future superintendents to counterbalance the governor’s agenda.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
That afternoon, an email from CDE chief deputy superintendents Dave Schapira and Ingrid Robertson announced that employees could work remotely through that Friday, June 5.

— Sofia Williams, Sacbee.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of superintendents

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But in an outward show of IP confidence with almost no Hollywood precedent, Universal’s corporate overseers decided to allocate theme-park real estate for How to Train Your Dragon in Epic Universe.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 14 July 2026
The point is that these models demonstrated the ability to deceive their overseers in order to pursue hidden goals.

— Robert Wright, Fortune, 24 June 2026

Definition of overseers

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So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Trying to burn down the entire rest of the ecosystem might profit the SEC or Big Ten and their television superiors in the short run, maybe even the long run.

— Jason Kirk, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of superiors

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Finance chiefs spend months refining the narrative, sharpening the metrics, and testing the waters with institutional investors to gauge whether the investment case will hold up once the market opens.

— Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 July 2026
An ongoing lawsuit that names Sumstad and Petersen alleges city leaders interfered with a misconduct investigation involving the two deputy chiefs and former Chief Dustman.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 21 July 2026

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