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Photo: Netflix/Everett Collection There may be earlier examples, but standard-bearer Cape Fear has blossomed into a microgenre unto itself as a vengeful figure from our main character’s past comes to torment, mentally destabilize, and ultimately destroy them.
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Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Democrats were separately asked which of the 10 standard-bearers would be their ideal choice to be the party’s 2028 presidential nominee.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
In this framing, children are not autonomous individuals worthy of respect, but future standard-bearers of their parents’ values—which means that the greatest sign of a mother’s success is producing obedient children.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
Save for a few standard-bearers around the NBA — think the Celtics’ Payton Pritchard and the Warriors’ Stephen Curry — players of all ilk are content, generally, to let first or second-quarter buzzers end without chucking up an unlikely bomb that’d drop their field-goal percentage.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
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Charles Bramesco, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2025
Democrats were separately asked which of the 10 standard-bearers would be their ideal choice to be the party’s 2028 presidential nominee.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
In this framing, children are not autonomous individuals worthy of respect, but future standard-bearers of their parents’ values—which means that the greatest sign of a mother’s success is producing obedient children.
—Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 31 Mar. 2025
Save for a few standard-bearers around the NBA — think the Celtics’ Payton Pritchard and the Warriors’ Stephen Curry — players of all ilk are content, generally, to let first or second-quarter buzzers end without chucking up an unlikely bomb that’d drop their field-goal percentage.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
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Other world leaders in attendance included include UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Britain's Prince William, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres, French President Emmanuel Macron and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2025
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Taking to his social media platform, Truth Social, on Thursday, April 24, Trump called out Russia’s leader over a deadly attack on Kyiv, Ukraine.—
Olivia-Anne Cleary,
Time,
26 Apr. 2025
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If the index stays above a set barrier—commonly 60-75% of its initial value—the investor gets their principal back, possibly with a coupon.—
Sergei Klebnikov,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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That includes the mortgage principal and interest, private mortgage insurance, homeowners insurance, property taxes and other monthly expenses.—
Kelsey Neubauer,
CNBC,
24 Apr. 2025
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In previous wars such a system might have led to inflated claims, like the controversial U.S. ‘body counts’ in Vietnam or the Russian system in which commanders regularly lie their superiors about their progress, the Ukrainian have a strict audit process.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Charlie blackmails two superiors into some combat training and takes the matter of avenging his beloved into his own shaky hands, chasing leads from London to Paris to Istanbul.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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Fredrick Pugh, chief of response, Sector St. Petersburg, said in a statement on Monday.—
Darren Reynolds,
ABC News,
28 Apr. 2025
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Her white boss, Border Patrol senior chief Ed Henry (Terry Serpico), is in cahoots with white ranch owner Tom Spenser (Bruce Greenwood), who with Henry’s help is trafficking cocaine and abducted people over the border.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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In the workers’ break room, managers stripped the dedicated union bulletin board and removed the binders containing the collective-bargaining agreement.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2025
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Kirk started in business as a revenue assurance manager.—
Kirk W. McLaren,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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The seven trustees oversee the superintendent and manage the district with a $524 million budget.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Donations under $5,000 without disbursement conditions may be accepted by the superintendent or the executive director of community partnerships & engagement.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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Donald Trump's once-unshakable image as a strong steward of the economy is facing a dramatic reversal, according to new polling, which suggests that the president's greatest political strength has become a major liability.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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The consumer journey has shifted from being spectators to sharers and now to stakeholders and stewards—individuals who don’t just buy from brands but shape their direction through feedback, investment and advocacy.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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While trying to protect another enslaved person from being punished, she was struck in the head by a heavy metal weight thrown by an overseer.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Separately, Dimon encouraged the Senate to confirm Fed Governor Michelle Bowman as vice chair for supervision, the chief overseer of the banking and finance system.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Standard-bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-bearer. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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