as in executive
a person who manages or directs something
we wanted an exemption from the policy regarding refunds, but the store manager refused
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Recent Examples of manager
General manager George Paton forecast as much last month at the NFL Combine despite noting the Broncos had flexibility and would operate with urgency.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Israel manager Brad Ausmus said the setting was exactly what the Classic is supposed to feel like.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
The Vikes also are navigating their offseason with an interim general manager, Rob Brzezinski.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz got right to work during the offseason, not wishing to wait until the last minute to begin signing free agents.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 10 Mar. 2026
Israel manager Brad Ausmus said the setting was exactly what the Classic is supposed to feel like.
—Noah Gulley, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026
The Vikes also are navigating their offseason with an interim general manager, Rob Brzezinski.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
Chargers general manager Joe Hortiz got right to work during the offseason, not wishing to wait until the last minute to begin signing free agents.
—Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 9 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manager
Noun
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Resolving the union issue has been a snag in every previous discussion to combine CBS News and CNN over the years, according to several former executives at both outlets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Pitt's headgear consisted of a Burberry Check bucket hat, while de Ramon, a jewelry executive, opted for a baseball cap.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 Mar. 2026
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One administrator told me that he was baffled, but that the embassy staff seemed confident that something would come of it.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Executive associate athletic director Courtney Vinson, the men’s basketball administrator, will lead the program until a new coach is hired.—
Colleen Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Robust vaccine schedule Erica Pan, California’s top public health officer and director of the state Department of Public Health, said the West Coast Health Alliance is defending science by recommending a more robust vaccine schedule than the federal government.—
Angela Hart,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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In fact, the director was egging me on, encouraging me to go further with the hunching and muttering.—
Andrew Martin,
Vogue,
9 Mar. 2026
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The superintendent’s office is supposed to return with a plan to carry out the intent of the resolution.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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Carvalho has been superintendent of the LAUSD since February 2022.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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Hoping to lessen the impact on interim and permanent housing as much as possible, the supervisors slashed $27 million from outreach and navigation programs and cut by two-thirds the county program that moves people out of street encampments into shelters.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The alteration was discovered in a copy of the Book of the Dead (a tome filled with spells meant to aid the dead in their passage to the afterlife) that is believed to have been commissioned for a royal archive supervisor named Rambose.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manager. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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