producers

plural of producer
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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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Recent Examples of producers The gig will be curated by key collaborators on the album including, album producers Mark Ronson, Salaam Remi, long-term musical director Dale Davis, co-writers Paul O’Duffy and p*nut, and former Island Records executive Darcus Beese OBE. — Thomas Smith, Billboard, 23 Sep. 2026 Winehouse’s band will perform Back To Black in full, with the evening led by album producers Ronson and Salaam Remi and the singer’s longtime musical director Dale Davis, among other figures. — Nick Reilly, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 After the initial shock of the war, Gulf producers found ways to bypass the Strait of Hormuz and export some of their oil. — Richard Haass, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2026 The producers on stage believe that the best way of tackling distribution issues is to understand what audience a project is for from its very inception, and keep that in mind through development and production. — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026 Additionally, if anyone needs another reason to be excited, one of the executive producers is Lena Dunham. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026 Exec producers include Damien Chazelle, Scott Lumpkin, Cameron Alexander, Chris Long, Pete Chiappetta, Anthony Tittanegro, Andrew Lary, Sophie Cassidy, and Zack Conroy. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026 Still, diesel's record-setting rise colliding with the fall harvest season means that costs will balloon for producers of crops like corn and wheat, according to Jacob Aiken-Phillips, head of consumer and retail research at Melius Research. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 Athletes, meanwhile, increasingly want to be media personalities and producers too. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for producers
Noun
  • All artists — starting with the actors, then music, then writers, then directors — have to figure out what their image is worth and negotiate that.
    — Lane Brown, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Hanung Bramantyo, one of Indonesia’s leading box office directors, helms the project.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Debrecen plant adds another major manufacturing location as CATL expands its production footprint closer to European vehicle manufacturers.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Republican lawmakers are reluctant to criticize Trump but are making their opposition to foreign manufacturers known, too.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Threats of this kind are a risk documentary makers face in the course of their work.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Citi expects equipment makers to continue talking about the shortages of DRAM and other products.
    — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026
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
Noun
  • Ukraine and Russia are both major global suppliers of wheat, barley, sunflower oil and other food that developing nations rely on.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The brand’s network of suppliers spans California, Pennsylvania, Washington, New York and more.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The report’s authors said there are numerous operational challenges that retailers must overcome in order to realize value from in-store self-service.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Media networks have become high-margin businesses for retailers like Amazon and Walmart.
    — Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 23 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Most providers start with a home sleep test as a first screening tool.
    — Lindsay Curtis, HEALTH, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The system helps improve services and is also profitable for providers, creating a win-win situation both for vendors and consumers.
    — Masayuki Oi Japan News, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Minnesota Secretary of State Scott Simon, a Democrat, said in August that his office expects to spend roughly $250,000 on private vendors to conduct penetration testing, which can expose security vulnerabilities and recommend actionable fixes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The position specifically calls for the evaluation of whether Disney should build AI systems internally or buy them from outside vendors, measure the return on investment for AI and help lawyers adopt new workflows.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 25 Sep. 2026

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“Producers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/producers. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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