producer

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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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Recent Examples of producer The album is produced and overseen by Grammy Award winner and Atlantic Records West Coast President Kevin Weaver, the producer of Barbie the Album, Twisters: The Album, and other soundtracks. Nikki McCann Ramirez, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2025 Andy Bell Embraces Icons And Introspection For ‘Ten Crowns’ Bell and his producer also drew inspiration from Erasure’s third album, which gave audiences such iconic hits as A Little Respect, Ship of Fools, and Chains of Love. Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025 Such an approach would involve considerable challenges since producers of Taiwanese items sold in the U.S. such as phones and electronics are mainly assembled in China. Arkansas Online, 19 Apr. 2025 This allows domestic producers to raise their prices, which is reflected in the April 11 Producer Price Index increases observed for certain construction inputs. Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for producer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for producer
Noun
  • He was hired back as director of football analytics on April 24.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 2 May 2025
  • Her 14-year career spans across digital media, including reporting and editing shopping content for SELF; covering breaking news and the 2016 election as The Daily Beast's director of social ...
    Malia Griggs, Glamour, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Fox News Digital reached out to the FDA and to the manufacturer of mifepristone for comment.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2025
  • Changes here have a negative impact on the user experience, which is why manufacturers are hesitant.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Apple stock fell nearly 4%, as the iPhone maker on Thursday estimated that tariffs would add about $900 million in costs to the quarter ending in June if rates do not change.
    Deborah Mary Sophia and Arriana McLymore, USA Today, 3 May 2025
  • Apple, however, fell 3.7% after the iPhone maker estimated that tariffs will cost it $900 million.
    Alex Veiga, Chicago Tribune, 2 May 2025
Noun
  • Spanish power distributor Red Eléctrica said that restoring power to the country and neighboring Portugal could take six to 10 hours.
    Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 May 2025
  • Andrew Karpen, the founder and CEO of indie distributor Bleecker Street, the former co-CEO of Focus Features, and an all-around icon as an indie film executive, has died.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Ask questions: Call or email your healthcare provider or insurer.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 27 Apr. 2025
  • Contact a healthcare provider if the pain does not get better in a few days or worsens.
    Anju Goel, Verywell Health, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Hot on the heels of each tech milestone of the digital age—the internet, social media, mobile—came marketers.
    Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Food marketers often employ tenets of color psychology when branding products, and brown can be polarizing.
    Bedatri D. Choudhury, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Rural coal plants power most facilities, clashing with green goals.
    Moin Roberts-Islam, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Low end reflects tariffs reverting to country specific levels resulting in plant closures.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Emanuel Charles, 21, got into an altercation Wednesday night with several vendors on Seventh Ave.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 2 May 2025
  • Each event showcases different restaurants, vendors and experiences, all promoting Kansas City’s arts and culture scene.
    Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 May 2025

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“Producer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/producer. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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