as in executives
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 managers
Temporary monitoring, including fire watch coverage, may help show that building managers took steps to supervise the property while repairs were underway.
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Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Puck will be working with a huge team that includes 75 savory chefs, 45 pastry chefs, and 325 front-of-house staff and managers.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
The treasurer’s office under Russell has put more funds into private and domestic markets and curbed reliance on investment managers who receive large fees for their work.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
The person also described a frustrating workplace at DOTI, with both a lack of clear direction from city and department leaders and frequent overreach into managers’ work.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Retail investors have been pulling money from a group of private credit funds in recent weeks, prompting more redemption requests at managers including Blue Owl Capital and Blackstone .
—Yun Li, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Other senior managers have left, with Mediapro now run by Carlos Núñez as CEO and Sergio Oslé as President.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Abbamondi claimed that Live Nation told him Eilish and her team had made the choice, though the former executive claimed one of Eilish’s managers told a Barclays employee that Live Nation had made the decision.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
Many managers can pre-sort, give or ship items to family members, use donation centers, help lay out a floor plan for the new residence, pack them and unpack them.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Matthew Kayser, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
Puck will be working with a huge team that includes 75 savory chefs, 45 pastry chefs, and 325 front-of-house staff and managers.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Mar. 2026
The treasurer’s office under Russell has put more funds into private and domestic markets and curbed reliance on investment managers who receive large fees for their work.
—Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 11 Mar. 2026
The person also described a frustrating workplace at DOTI, with both a lack of clear direction from city and department leaders and frequent overreach into managers’ work.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 11 Mar. 2026
Retail investors have been pulling money from a group of private credit funds in recent weeks, prompting more redemption requests at managers including Blue Owl Capital and Blackstone .
—Yun Li, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
Other senior managers have left, with Mediapro now run by Carlos Núñez as CEO and Sergio Oslé as President.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2026
Abbamondi claimed that Live Nation told him Eilish and her team had made the choice, though the former executive claimed one of Eilish’s managers told a Barclays employee that Live Nation had made the decision.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2026
Many managers can pre-sort, give or ship items to family members, use donation centers, help lay out a floor plan for the new residence, pack them and unpack them.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for managers
Noun
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The risk when one person holds the top job for decades is that talented executives who aspire to be CEO get frustrated and leave.—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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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
Noun
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Connecticut Education Association President Kate Dias said that might help explain why the state’s teachers’ unions are strongly in favor of a statewide bell-to-bell ban, while administrators and boards of education are mixed, if not against.—
Theo Peck-Suzuki,
Hartford Courant,
9 Mar. 2026
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The White House on Friday hosted a college sports roundtable with conference commissioners, university administrators and media stakeholders, but didn’t include athletes.—
Evan Drellich,
New York Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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The production took place in two-episode blocks and was primarily chronological, with directors David Gordon Green and Charlotte Brändström at the helm.—
Emily Zemler,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Mar. 2026
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The reasons for this are manifold, but include the fact that the Academy’s directors’ branch, which decides on the nominations, is still predominantly male, and has historically overlooked the work of women.—
Radhika Seth,
Vogue,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the past several months, superintendents in large urban and suburban districts — including Natomas and Twin Rivers — have signed open letters to state legislators asking for more robust funding for schools, citing economic instability and labor disputes.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
11 Mar. 2026
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Safety is always far and away the primary factor, said all 15 superintendents surveyed by The Courant.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
5 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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People can return their mail ballots at drop boxes at supervisors of elections offices in their home counties.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Managers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/managers. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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