Thesaurus results for PRODUCERS

producers

noun

plural of producer

as in directors

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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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 producers The producers with no workaround are small distilleries that bottle at home, in an industry that sent about 93 percent of its spirits exports to the United States last year. — Lars Hanson, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026 Management specifically called out southern sawmills gaining market share from Canadian producers, which CNBC highlighted as a long-term growth opportunity. — Sebastien Chasse, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026 But, thankfully, the franchise’s producers dug in their heels. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 11 Nov. 2026 Major League Baseball writers and other content producers have voted to join the Writers Guild of America East. — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026 Executive producers include Scott Weintrob for Studio Large Eyes, Jennifer O’Connell, Ariel Brozell, Eden Sutley and Martha Chaput for Pantheon, Robert Horowitz for Juma Entertainment and Brielle Cohen is showrunner. — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026 Executive producers are Brown for PCMA, Eric Fineman and David Kern. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026

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Noun

After the lab concludes, the filmmaker cohort will participate in a yearlong support program involving monthly meetings with directors, screenwriters, agents, managers, producers, and executives.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2026
Seemingly all the hot young horror directors honed their craft, and built their respective fan bases, online before their theatrical breakouts.

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026

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But that was scrapped after Barcelo spotted a better deal in solar, where there were only a few domestic manufacturers at a moment when demand was exploding and Chinese firms, who could see a US crackdown coming, were looking to pull up stakes.

— Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 10 Nov. 2026
This means access to mills and manufacturers in hubs including India and China.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of manufacturers

Noun

The frantic construction of data centers to power the AI boom has meant big profits for a wide array of companies — chip makers, power providers, cooling system producers, cloud computing companies and more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
In any case, the characters’ specific backgrounds matter less when the play reveals itself to be a metaphor for military conflict, especially the fallout and collateral damage affecting those who are not the strategists and decision makers.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of makers

Noun

Despite the cool reception from distributors, the pair haven’t given up, and still plan on shopping their movie to either a streamer or theatrical distributor.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 June 2026
Netflix leads all distributors with 35 total nominations across film and television, while Neon secured an impressive 21 film nominations despite being a smaller distributor.

— Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 11 Jan. 2026

Definition of distributors

Noun

Although the shopping holiday isn’t officially until November 27th, retailers are already dropping early deals on some of our favorite tech.

— Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
Dick’s bucked the 2020 Covid hit on brick-and-mortar retailers and delivered amazing shareholder returns the subsequent next four years, with the stock even doubling in 2021 alone.

— Stephanie Link, CNBC, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of retailers

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Participants included teachers, school officials, district and state education leaders and math and civics curriculum providers across elementary, middle and high school contexts.

— Ismar Volić, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
The frantic construction of data centers to power the AI boom has meant big profits for a wide array of companies — chip makers, power providers, cooling system producers, cloud computing companies and more.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of providers

Noun

In Season 1, 500 Iqaluit locals (from a population of around 8,000), including the mayor, appeared as background actors, while the production employed more than 300 Canadian crew members and over 225 vendors, more than 60 of them from Nunavut.

— Max Gao, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Advocates representing vendors, hospitals, and other stakeholders see that window as an opportunity to push for another plan.

— Mario Aguilar, STAT, 6 Nov. 2026

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