as in stars
the person who has the most important role in a play, movie, or TV show
my cousin is one of the principals in a new sitcom this fall
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Recent Examples of principals
As there is a need for STEM and understanding the diverse population of 196, principals and building leadership teams could better utilize their community for resources in professional development.
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Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
In the absence of all these things, the deal depends almost entirely on Trump maintaining pressure on the principals.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
The principals are in discussions with numerous debt providers to supplement their capital stack and are in conversations with music catalog owners to acquire their copyright libraries.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Thoma Bravo founder Orlando Bravo told CNBC on Tuesday that AI valuations are in a bubble and an Information report questioned the profitability of Oracle's cloud business Maja Vujinovic of FG Nexus said Wednesday that AI is in the early stages but sees a few principals all investors should follow.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
While teacher turnover has declined, the rate for principals and superintendents has risen.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Schools must follow state mandates on instructional hours, but states typically don’t set strict rules on how long a lunch period should be, so some principals whittle it down to twenty or twenty-five minutes.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
After a week-long nomination period, The Tennessean received four responses from guidance counselors, coaches, teachers and principals.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Even before the book’s release, some excerpts were already causing friction among the party’s top principals.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 22 Sep. 2025
Pioneer Press Elections Team, Twin Cities, 16 Oct. 2025
In the absence of all these things, the deal depends almost entirely on Trump maintaining pressure on the principals.
—Bobby Ghosh, Time, 14 Oct. 2025
The principals are in discussions with numerous debt providers to supplement their capital stack and are in conversations with music catalog owners to acquire their copyright libraries.
—Thania Garcia, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
Thoma Bravo founder Orlando Bravo told CNBC on Tuesday that AI valuations are in a bubble and an Information report questioned the profitability of Oracle's cloud business Maja Vujinovic of FG Nexus said Wednesday that AI is in the early stages but sees a few principals all investors should follow.
—Frank Holland, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
While teacher turnover has declined, the rate for principals and superintendents has risen.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Schools must follow state mandates on instructional hours, but states typically don’t set strict rules on how long a lunch period should be, so some principals whittle it down to twenty or twenty-five minutes.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2025
After a week-long nomination period, The Tennessean received four responses from guidance counselors, coaches, teachers and principals.
—Gabrielle Chenault, Nashville Tennessean, 29 Sep. 2025
Even before the book’s release, some excerpts were already causing friction among the party’s top principals.
—Amie Parnes, The Hill, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for principals
stars
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Elordi was among the stable of young stars who shot to fame when Euphoria premiered on HBO in 2019.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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In Hubble's recent image, NGC 6951 unfurls its graceful spiral arms, covered in red nebulae glowing with hydrogen gas, a key fuel for new stars.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Principals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principals. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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