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Recent Examples of rector
When the university rector, church historian Karl Heussi, opposed Frick’s request, the students’ association, already dominated by National Socialist sympathizers, rebelled.
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Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
As for the rector’s other housemates – a pair of scene-stealing dachshunds – Lewis is happily resigned to being upstaged.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
More than two dozen UVA Health leaders signed a letter to the university's rector and interim president, asking them to give Rosner the permanent position, the organization said in a news release.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Even the prolific scientist and inventor Benjamin Franklin, who would play a key role in both the American Revolution and the foundation of the new republic, took time out of a diplomatic trip to England to visit the intelligent rector.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
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Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
As for the rector’s other housemates – a pair of scene-stealing dachshunds – Lewis is happily resigned to being upstaged.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 28 Sep. 2025
More than two dozen UVA Health leaders signed a letter to the university's rector and interim president, asking them to give Rosner the permanent position, the organization said in a news release.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Even the prolific scientist and inventor Benjamin Franklin, who would play a key role in both the American Revolution and the foundation of the new republic, took time out of a diplomatic trip to England to visit the intelligent rector.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rector
Noun
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The struggle inspired a young Newcastle schoolmaster named Thomas Spence to develop the world’s first basic income proposal.—
Will Glovinsky,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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His father, Robert, was a Cambridge graduate and a schoolmaster who died in 1879, leaving a modest estate, of which Henry, the eldest of eight children, was an executor.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The child's parent first reported the incident to the school's assistant headmaster later that afternoon.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
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The actor, who plays Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the upcoming HBO series, spoke to The New Yorker Radio Hour last week about the fantasy author, who has been widely criticized for her trans views.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2026
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Pat Molnar, a teacher at Redlands High School for three decades, is one of many critics of the district's new policy and whether it is being implemented fairly.—
Lesley Marin,
CBS News,
15 Apr. 2026
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The governors’ endorsements of Turning Point USA, to the exclusion of other student clubs, has come under criticism from teachers unions and civil liberties groups.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As the late '70s disco hit Stayin' Alive fills the Addison dance studio, instructor Maya Apodaca glides across the floor.—
Robbie Owens,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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The writer may find that the instructor is also aware of the counting and doesn’t see it as an impediment to a productive group workout.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
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Take Evelyn Nazareth, a schoolteacher in her 30s who lives in Jaipur, and is among a growing cohort of avid online shoppers outside India’s largest cities.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
16 Apr. 2026
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Morgan once dreamed of being an actress in New York and is growing restless as a schoolteacher in a stale relationship with Max (Jack Innanen), who she’s known forever.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Selected by a panel of arts educators, these students stood out for both technical ability and expressive range across performance videos, written statements and artistic résumés.—
Heide Janssen,
Oc Register,
19 Apr. 2026
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Still, Manning believes responsibility doesn’t fall solely on educators.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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Donald Trump, too, is scaling up a model whose original preceptor was Orbán.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Nataly Degante and Mayra Vargas, who graduated in 2023, have begun working as preceptors — practitioners who supervise interns or students during clinical trainings — at organizations in Los Angeles.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Rector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rector. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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