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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
Shooter Jennings is a singer, musician, and the producer of Grammy-award winning albums for Brandi Carlisle and Tanya Tucker.
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Robert Costa, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Local artists, local food producers, local cultural practitioners see a fraction of that.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
My dad was a freelance writer, director, producer.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
The event also featured Minetree and her co-stars from the Prime Video series, including Zac Looker, Jacob Moskovitz, Chandler Kinney, Gabrielle Policano, Tom Everett Scott and June Diane Raphael, plus executive producer Lauren Neustadter.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 June 2026
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Robert Costa, CBS News, 21 June 2026
Local artists, local food producers, local cultural practitioners see a fraction of that.
—Baz Dreisinger, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
My dad was a freelance writer, director, producer.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 21 June 2026
The event also featured Minetree and her co-stars from the Prime Video series, including Zac Looker, Jacob Moskovitz, Chandler Kinney, Gabrielle Policano, Tom Everett Scott and June Diane Raphael, plus executive producer Lauren Neustadter.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 21 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for producer
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Rejoining would also generate yet more uncertainty for companies which are only just adapting to the new trading relationship, said Sean McGuire, a director at the Confederation of British Industry, a business lobby group.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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It was confirmed by the episode’s director in which Rhaena was given the eggs, that those eggs went on to belong to Daenerys in Game of Thrones.—
Skyler Trepel,
PEOPLE,
22 June 2026
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California took its first legal action against an alleged kratom product manufacturer last month.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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Some skylights have special coatings; be sure to check the manufacturer's care instructions before cleaning.—
Madeline Buiano,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
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Both Anthropic and rival OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, are set to go public in the coming year, minting thousands of new multi-millionaires.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
17 June 2026
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The announcement comes just days after Elon Musk’s rocket-maker debuted on the Nasdaq in the biggest initial public offering ever.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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Cinepolis is serving as distributor, which means that the release is not limited to their screens.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
21 June 2026
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Conwell is middling at best as a distributor and not notably efficient scoring inside the arc.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
20 June 2026
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Officials in Germany have also broken up plots targeting the head of a German weapons supplier to Ukraine and a Ukrainian military official.—
Emma Burrows,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2026
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Technologies that digitize shelf conditions create the real-time visibility needed to power everything else—analytics, inventory management, allocation, pricing and even supplier collaboration.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
17 June 2026
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Furthermore, buildings must now identify backup service providers to ensure repairs can be made even if primary companies are unavailable or out of business.—
Joan Murray,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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The surrounding context also matters, including which type of treatment is being followed, the confidence of the health care provider and the patient’s prior experiences with the treatment.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
18 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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While the online retailer is serving up some excellent K-beauty deals—up to 40% off markdowns—our beauty editors are most excited about Medicube deals.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
23 June 2026
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From manufacturers and farmers to retailers and exporters, businesses across the country benefit when goods move reliably through a modern, unconstrained network.—
Wes Moore,
Baltimore Sun,
22 June 2026
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“Producer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/producer. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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