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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as in administrative
suited for or relating to the directing of things
her managerial style is very direct and detail-oriented
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Recent Examples of manager
Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Instead of trying to memorize dozens of complex passwords, a password manager securely stores them for you and automatically fills them in when needed.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Beans & Bubbles at 2552 Stonebrook Parkway 202 was closed due to lack of managerial license and improper food handling.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 2025
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Noun
Kerr County’s emergency manager would have been the one to guide a flash flooding procedure and evacuation plan – ideally established ahead of time – that’s designed to maximize lives saved.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
Instead of trying to memorize dozens of complex passwords, a password manager securely stores them for you and automatically fills them in when needed.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Adjective
The managerial changes and failures from 2023 prompted several parties to approach Gene with offers to buy the team.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
Beans & Bubbles at 2552 Stonebrook Parkway 202 was closed due to lack of managerial license and improper food handling.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 July 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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McCurdy and Katcher are co-showrunners and will executive produce with Aniston (via her Echo Films); Sharon Horgan and Stacy Greenberg of Merman Productions; Dani Gorin, Tom Ackerley and Josey McNamara of LuckyChap; and Jerrod Carmichael and Erica Kay.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
1 July 2025
Adjective
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If plaintiffs withdraw their claim prior to their hearing, Citizens automatically wins and can ask the administrative judge to approve charging them thousands of dollars in attorney costs and court fees.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
12 July 2025
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But the bill did exactly that, requiring states to implement an array of work requirements and other administrative restrictions that independent analysts said would cost millions their benefits and prompt the closure of rural hospitals that Medicaid funds have sustained.—
Carl Leubsdorf,
Mercury News,
12 July 2025
Noun
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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
Adjective
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Since then, he's made his directorial debut with the spy thriller Hunt (2022) and joined the Star Wars universe as Jedi Master Sol on The Acolyte (2024).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
4 July 2025
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Simon McQuoid made his directorial debut with Mortal Kombat and is returning to helm the upcoming second entry.—
Christopher Rudolph,
People.com,
4 July 2025
Noun
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Each of the suites feels more like a studio apartment by design and features bespoke Mexican artifacts, vintage objects, and furnishings selected by the brand’s design director, Roberto Ayala.—
Michaela Trimble,
Vogue,
13 July 2025
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Cheatle resigned as director shortly after her testimony.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
13 July 2025
Noun
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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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In Cincinnati, supervisors at NIOSH’s two local sites – both of which investigate claims of injury and illness and develop programs to prevent them – were put on administrative last Tuesday.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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“Manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manager. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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