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Recent Examples of standard-bearer
The entire hour is a fascinating, glorious middle finger to various forms of bodily shame, and with Tolev stomping around the stage in huge black combat boots and a pleather jumpsuit, female too-muchness gets a new standard-bearer.
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the country remains a standard-bearer for oil, both in business and at the diplomatic negotiating table.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
His campaign has drawn high-profile endorsements from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders, reinforcing his status as the left’s standard-bearer in the race.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
If Democrats hope to offer voters an alternative to Trumpism next election cycle, their standard-bearer cannot look like its mirror image.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2025
Meanwhile, the country remains a standard-bearer for oil, both in business and at the diplomatic negotiating table.
—Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 Nov. 2025
His campaign has drawn high-profile endorsements from Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders, reinforcing his status as the left’s standard-bearer in the race.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
If Democrats hope to offer voters an alternative to Trumpism next election cycle, their standard-bearer cannot look like its mirror image.
—Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
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The Chiefs’ announcement has energized Missouri leaders around keeping the Royals.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
10 Jan. 2026
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Drivers will no longer be able to travel straight through the corridor, though county leaders say local access will remain available for people who live or work in the area.—
Nina Burns,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
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The school’s principal, Erin Kamradt, wrote a letter to parents about Linda's disappearance.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Horizon Line principals are Damian Lee and Bennet De Brabandere, whose features as producer, writer or director include Ski School, National Lampoon’s Last Resort, A Dark Truth, Hearts of War and A Fighting Man.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
6 Jan. 2026
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Since the operation that captured Maduro, numerous generals have effectively disappeared, failing to report to their units or communicate with superiors.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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In Humphrey Cobb’s 1935 novel about a trio of French soldiers condemned to death at random by their cowardly superiors, Kubrick found a perfect vessel for his obsessions.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
31 Dec. 2025
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As her administration gears up for the bruising task of balancing Miami-Dade County’s next budget, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava is replacing her longtime budget chief with her library director.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
7 Jan. 2026
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That firefighter was transported to a hospital, though the chief did not specify where.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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To address the problem, water managers many years ago lowered the levels, but the tree islands never recovered, leaving ghosts of islands that lack the elevation to support the majestic hardwoods found in other parts of the Everglades, such as cypress, pond apple and pop ash trees.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Krupp said at the time that the restructuring would affect middle- and upper-level managers, not front-line caseworkers.—
Hayleigh Colombo,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
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Earlier that day, Jeanise Wynn received a text message from the school’s superintendent, Bart Banfield.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Jan. 2026
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Waymon Cox, an assistant park superintendent, compared the diamond to a corn kernel.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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According to Climate Central, as the new steward of this critical resource, Climate Central is committed to maintaining the scientific rigor and methodological standards established by NOAA while enhancing the dataset's utility for climate communication and public understanding of climate risks.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
10 Jan. 2026
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Given the less-than-one-half-inch insect’s track record of devastating oaks since being first detected in San Diego County in 2008, scientists and land stewards are alarmed — and working to contain the outbreak.—
Lila Seidman,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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One way to pressure would-be overseers into doing this nasty work is to dangle the possibility of more power and higher office at them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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Heightening concerns Keith Cowing is founder of the private NASA overseer website, NASA Watch.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Standard-bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-bearer. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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