operator

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Recent Examples of operator New this season, meanwhile, was CIFF Paris, a debut showroom from the Copenhagen trade fair in the Marais, with 19 labels showing as the operator seeks to navigate the need to build multiple touch points internationally to help its brands grow. Alex Wynne, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 Fernandez referenced that argument Thursday when discussing the need for tougher boating laws and operator education. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026 According to the operator, the pilot used a small clipboard to record load notes and fuel calculations, but that clipboard was not found in the wreckage, investigators said. Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026 Club Volo should be around much longer, as the operator has a multiyear lease on the site. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 2 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for operator
Recent Examples of Synonyms for operator
Noun
  • Ahmed, a 27-year-old private chauffeur, stayed by her side.
    Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 21 June 2026
  • What if that got replaced by a chauffeur, caviar, spa treatments and a more expeditious TSA service?
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Smollett was accused of staging a hate crime — which was originally reported as a racist and homophobic crime against the Empire actor— in Chicago in February 2019.
    Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026
  • Travis Kelce's brother, Jason Kelce, and his wife, Kylie Kelce, are expected to attend, as are fellow NFL star George Kittle and actor-singer Suki Waterhouse.
    Charlie Carballo, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • After spending two years in the Chicago Cubs organization as a consultant and scout, Little restarted his managerial career with the Dodgers, reuniting with some of his former players, including Nomar Garciaparra and Derek Lowe.
    Liana Handler, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • Saudi Arabia ordered government entities to freeze payments to strategy advisers, management consultants, and law firms, Semafor reported in May.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • As far as the use of the district car and driver, Carvalho is willing to reimburse the district for these costs if asked to do so, the spokesperson said.
    Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2026
  • If only Edna’s everyday driver had paid attention to her mild yelps for help.
    Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • With sister Coco a gifted painter and her brother, Raymond, a master counterfeiter, the two end up in the middle of a scheme with a down-on-his-luck millionaire.
    Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Sky Helicopter Tours’ Marcelo Andrade, 56, doesn’t show up in the FAA’s Airmen Inquiry as having a certificate to pilot an airplane or a helicopter, or work as a mechanic.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Hodge was a mechanic at the UPS facility in Grass Valley in Nevada County.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2026
Noun
  • Mount Aukum Road was closed to southbound motorists at the community of Pleasant Valley, preventing travel into the fire zone.
    Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
  • Police officers are encouraged to use their judgment and, when appropriate, provide motorists with warnings as part of the Department’s commitment to fair, impartial and community-oriented policing.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Noun
  • The actors are perfectly cast, starting with Marmaï’s likable Antoine, the only player here not being the deceiver.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 12 May 2026
  • The film tells the true and twisted tale of a deceiver of land and folk, who, defying her birth as a woman, comported herself as a man and committed many a wicked deed.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026

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“Operator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/operator. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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