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as in director
a person who supervises or finances the making of a work (such as a stage show or movie) to be shown to the public
The producer was having trouble finding an actress for the lead role.
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as in manufacturer
a person or business that manufactures or grows something
The vineyard is the biggest wine producer in the region.
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Recent Examples of producer
Extravagantly productive for over 50 years as a director-producer, Spielberg is officially credited for writing or story on just six movies with half sci-fi.
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
As an executive producer for the series, she was inspired by watching her former bosses.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
Like many of the ceremony’s honorees, Miller drew attention to the collaborative nature of filmmaking and thanked partners like editor David Bartner, Apple TV, and producers Damon Cardasis and Cindy Tolan.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 June 2026
Among those ousted were former executive producer Tanya Simon; executive editor Dragaan Mihailovich; and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 June 2026
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Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 7 June 2026
As an executive producer for the series, she was inspired by watching her former bosses.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 June 2026
Like many of the ceremony’s honorees, Miller drew attention to the collaborative nature of filmmaking and thanked partners like editor David Bartner, Apple TV, and producers Damon Cardasis and Cindy Tolan.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 June 2026
Among those ousted were former executive producer Tanya Simon; executive editor Dragaan Mihailovich; and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for producer
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Amtrak police responded to Sunday’s stabbing, the company’s communications director told CNN, and an investigation is underway.—
Gloria Pazmino,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Ednar Dayanghirang, director of the Office of Civil Defense in a nearby southern region, said more than 100 students attending morning flag-raising ceremonies sustained bruises and some fainted in panic at different elementary and high schools.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
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Eco effort The Mollie has a focus on being eco-friendly with carafes of water instead of bottles, encouraging to save towels for a few days at a time, and even partnering with Rivian, the electric car manufacturer, to offer all-electric shuttles to the mountain and the airport.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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The system was set up to streamline the process of getting compensation while shielding vaccine manufacturers from unlimited liability for any issue with their products.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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This is inevitably a book by a human about how humans—the makers of art and its viewers—understand the dog seeing in relation to our species.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The spa Situated below ground, the Guerlain Spa is a quiet, hushed oasis that showcases the luxury perfume maker’s skincare and spritz offerings.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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Miramax led the production and financing of the film, while Paramount Pictures was the distributor.—
Samantha Masunaga,
Los Angeles Times,
7 June 2026
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The passage shows the benefit of dropping a talented distributor into deeper positions to orchestrate attacks with pinpoint passing.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Redburn said Wednesday that more funding means more rocket launches, which is a boon for Linde as one of the dominant gas suppliers to the space industry.—
Jeff Marks,Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
10 June 2026
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Contractor Lockheed Martin is one of Israel’s largest suppliers of military equipment, supplying fighter jets, attack helicopters and precision missiles to the tune of $743 million between October 2023 and November 2025.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
10 June 2026
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Healthcare providers sometimes call it caffeine toxicity.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Ohio lawmakers approved an $875 million payment package Wednesday after the Ohio Supreme Court found the state used the wrong formula to calculate certain Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes, shortchanging providers by hundreds of millions of dollars.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
11 June 2026
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Using Gemini Omni, a marketer could ask for three YouTube Shorts based on a product photo and a customer quote.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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That’s a big hit, according to a C-suite marketer who spoke on the condition of anonymity.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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People typically use them to keep the house smelling consistently fresh, to replicate the signature scents found in hotels, spas and luxury retailers, to neutralize odors from pets, cooking or smoke, or to set a specific mood — relaxing, clean, seasonal or otherwise.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2026
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Amid a dense thicket of timber-and-metal stalls where secondhand retailers ordinarily hawked their wares, a runner of red-and-green astroturf cut a path toward a stage draped in the tricolor of the Ghanaian flag.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
8 June 2026
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“Producer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/producer. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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