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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
Then, on Monday night, the district appeared to do an about-face on its initial directions via an email to principals.
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Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
The principals of Midsummer bear more than a passing resemblance to the reality TV casts of the 21st century.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
The report, based on in-depth interviews with single-family office principals and CIOs across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, captures a generational cold war playing out inside the world’s most secretive financial institutions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The majority of teachers and principals, 80%, said the cellphone ban helped foster social connections among students, and 60% reported a decline in bullying both in person and online.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
The agent generates service principals, OAuth grants and API tokens.
—John Pritchard, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
As this happened, thousands of Black teachers and principals were dismissed or demoted.
—David Blazar, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
There are other characters who offer luminous assistance, but these are the principals in a musical tale built around Ali’s central relationships.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Many teachers also volunteered extra time to help build lesson plans with Halverson and his assistant principals.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2026
The principals of Midsummer bear more than a passing resemblance to the reality TV casts of the 21st century.
—Literary Hub, 2 June 2026
The report, based on in-depth interviews with single-family office principals and CIOs across North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America, captures a generational cold war playing out inside the world’s most secretive financial institutions.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 June 2026
The majority of teachers and principals, 80%, said the cellphone ban helped foster social connections among students, and 60% reported a decline in bullying both in person and online.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 1 June 2026
The agent generates service principals, OAuth grants and API tokens.
—John Pritchard, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
As this happened, thousands of Black teachers and principals were dismissed or demoted.
—David Blazar, The Conversation, 1 June 2026
There are other characters who offer luminous assistance, but these are the principals in a musical tale built around Ali’s central relationships.
—Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Many teachers also volunteered extra time to help build lesson plans with Halverson and his assistant principals.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, New York Times, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for principals
stars
Noun
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At the time, the former HSMTMTS stars had been broken up for a while, and Bassett moved on with Carpenter.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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Statham is one of the world’s most successful action stars, with a global box office surpassing $8 billion across his career with such major franchises as The Meg, Fast & Furious, and The Beekeeper under hie belt.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
4 June 2026
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“Principals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/principals. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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