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Recent Examples of presidents
In the second half of the 20th century, everyone who was anyone in American culture – from Hollywood icons to presidents and revolutionaries – had their portrait taken by Avedon.
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Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Over the years, Colbert hosted a number of politicians and international leaders, including presidents and first ladies (Obama was the latest, in early May).
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
In a chat Monday at the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film, Sony Pictures Classics co-presidents and co-founders Tom Bernard and Michael Barker were asked about how the Paramount-Warner Bros merger might impact the arthouse label.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Peru has been embroiled in a long political crisis that has seen eight presidents come and go in nearly a decade of clashes between Parliament and the executive branch, and protests that left 50 demonstrators dead between 2022 and 2023.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
But, ultimately, at the very top, presidents and provosts are going to have to understand that expertise is their mission.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
While past presidents and lawmakers have occasionally floated gas tax holidays, a suspension of the tax has never passed in Congress.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Roughly $40 million went to hosting 400 foreign delegations — lawmakers, pastors, influencers, university presidents.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
This has been done repeatedly for many, many years, with many, many presidents.
—NBC news, 3 May 2026
Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 18 May 2026
Over the years, Colbert hosted a number of politicians and international leaders, including presidents and first ladies (Obama was the latest, in early May).
—Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
In a chat Monday at the Cannes Film Festival’s Marché du Film, Sony Pictures Classics co-presidents and co-founders Tom Bernard and Michael Barker were asked about how the Paramount-Warner Bros merger might impact the arthouse label.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 18 May 2026
Peru has been embroiled in a long political crisis that has seen eight presidents come and go in nearly a decade of clashes between Parliament and the executive branch, and protests that left 50 demonstrators dead between 2022 and 2023.
—ABC News, 17 May 2026
But, ultimately, at the very top, presidents and provosts are going to have to understand that expertise is their mission.
—Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
While past presidents and lawmakers have occasionally floated gas tax holidays, a suspension of the tax has never passed in Congress.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Roughly $40 million went to hosting 400 foreign delegations — lawmakers, pastors, influencers, university presidents.
—Asaf Elia-Shalev, Sun Sentinel, 4 May 2026
This has been done repeatedly for many, many years, with many, many presidents.
—NBC news, 3 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presidents
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With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
21 Jan. 2026
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Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The following year, John Conyers, of Michigan, and Charles Rangel, of New York, became the first Black chairmen of the Judiciary and the Ways and Means Committees, respectively.—
Jason Zengerle,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Moonbug is part of Candle Media, which is run by co-chairmen and co-CEOs Kevin Mayer and Tom Staggs, with backing from investment funds managed by Blackstone’s private equity business.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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In a debate for the Democratic nomination for the Senate in Iowa this month, one of the moderators, Erin Murphy, asked the candidates, Josh Turek and Zach Wahls, both state legislators, a reasonable, if downbeat, question.—
Amy Davidson Sorkin,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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But Hilton only gave that answer when pressed by moderators, and described it as a constitutional issue rather than one surrounding reproductive rights.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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“Presidents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presidents. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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