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
Li, who had a brief stint at a bank after graduating from the Guangdong University of Foreign Studies with a finance degree, joined Zhou Liu Fu simultaneously as a general manager.
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Such a move would be a big win for the world’s largest money managers, who stand to profit from expansion of access to an asset class that has historically been available only to wealthy investors.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Richie is in the process of cleaning up his act by becoming a charming front-of-house manager for the new restaurant.
—Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Consider using a password manager for strong, unique passwords.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
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Zinnia Lee, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Such a move would be a big win for the world’s largest money managers, who stand to profit from expansion of access to an asset class that has historically been available only to wealthy investors.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 27 June 2025
Richie is in the process of cleaning up his act by becoming a charming front-of-house manager for the new restaurant.
—Whitney Friedlander, Vulture, 27 June 2025
Consider using a password manager for strong, unique passwords.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 16 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manager
Noun
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Inside organizations, executives are struggling to create and adapt AI policies as fast as the technology is being developed.—
Susan LaMotte,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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The near-unanimous votes reflected deep shareholder trust in the boards and executives who defended DEI publicly and forcefully.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
1 July 2025
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Climate United Fund and other nonprofits in March sued the Environmental Protection Agency, its administrator Lee Zeldin and Citibank, which held the program’s money.—
Michael Phillis,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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The closure of Jackson South’s labor and delivery unit is the latest in South Florida and comes at a time when many hospitals across the country have closed their maternity wards, with administrators often citing costs and staffing issues.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
3 July 2025
Noun
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Toby Wong is a board director & global marketer breaking barriers.—
Toby Wong,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The Harrods pop-up will run from July 21 until Aug. 27, and will stock the Lucky capsule, which was conceived by Maria Grazia Chiuri, the former creative director of women’s collections who stepped down in May after nearly a decade at the brand.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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But a longstanding argument against any updates to the sculpture, said Dan Wenk, the former superintendent of Mount Rushmore National Memorial, is that the piece of art is already finished, visually and rhetorically.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Adam Friday resigned as acting superintendent for the sanitation department, effective June 3, two weeks after the incident with Street Commissioner Brandon Downey, town records show.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Gartner was Rodriguez-Kennedy’s immediate supervisor.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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Later in the video, Bennett speaks to a supervisor outside the police station.—
Daniel McGowan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 July 2025
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“Manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manager. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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