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
Kristian Brost, the general manager of Robin Radar's US branch, stressed the speed that code-only upgrades to military gear can provide.
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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
That pressure creates demand for managers who can oversee ROI across all digital platforms.
—Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
At the time, the hedge fund manager was worth more than $15 billion, according to The New York Times.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Aubrey Laitsch, public relations manager for Turning Point USA, confirmed to The Associated Press that Kirk was shot.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 10 Sep. 2025
That pressure creates demand for managers who can oversee ROI across all digital platforms.
—Andrew Fennell, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
At the time, the hedge fund manager was worth more than $15 billion, according to The New York Times.
—The Athletic Staff, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Aubrey Laitsch, public relations manager for Turning Point USA, confirmed to The Associated Press that Kirk was shot.
—Juliana Kim, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manager
Noun
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The idea for this new era is not for the Lewis family to manage the details of how the club is run every day, but to have the right experts in place, and back those executives to run it well for them.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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FlyHouse will provide private travel for the team’s executives, commercial partners, players and staff throughout the season.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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For three decades, Mayes worked as an educator and administrator in the Little Rock School District, North Little Rock School District, Beebe School District and the Arkansas Department of Education-Special Education Unit, according to her news release.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Sep. 2025
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The dispute began after the village's tax administrator and attorney Deepak Desai found that Daniels had not paid all of his municipal taxes, according to court documents.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
5 Sep. 2025
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Mid-summer changes to United’s revolving credit facility indicated a switch in strategy, and there was a more aggressive approach in the market following a summit in Iceland between Sir Jim Ratcliffe, chief executive Omar Berrada and director of football Jason Wilcox.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Rice steps up for statewide commemoration Eric George, a deputy athletic director at Rice University, started a conversation about doing something to recognize the flood victims.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Sep. 2025
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The superintendent also reiterated that a person’s immigration status has no bearing on whether or not CPD officers respond to a 911 call.—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Carlos Castillo, superintendent of Fresno Unified School District, which has a large, predominantly Hispanic immigrant population.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Start gathering references now, including supervisors from your internships who can speak to your work quality and potential.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Professor Michael Benton, a co-supervisor on the project, noted that despite the fossil’s small size, the detailed scans revealed its purpose.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manager. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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