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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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President Trump, Vice President Vance React to First American Pope Announcement World leaders across continents extended messages of hope, unity and spiritual solidarity Thursday after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Trump 100 days: Former president's success created measuring stick for future leaders Poll: Trump loses trust on the economy as 100-day mark nears From Trump to Reagan: Their first 100 days Trump promised to improve the economy on Day 1.—
Francesca Chambers,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
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The school's administration, including the principal, has denied any wrongdoing or allegations of offering the family financial compensation in exchange for dropping the case.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The project’s principals wanted to connect the property to something other than the cachet of high-end amenities.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Harassment from coworkers and superiors as well as guests remains one of the most prevalent challenges hospitality workers face.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 May 2025
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Anxious slaveholders constructed a rigid hierarchy intended to prevent their numerical superiors from launching large-scale revolts.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
28 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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In a Kremlin meeting Saturday, Valery Gerasimov, chief of the General Staff for Russia’s armed forces, told Putin that Russian forces had retaken the Kursk region.—
Hyung-Jin Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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The mint julep became the event’s official drink in 1939, when racetrack managers began selling the glasses the drinks were served in as souvenirs.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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More Basketball news: Former NBA Star Mike Bibby Named New Head Coach at Sacramento State According to ESPN's Shams Charania, O'Neal has agreed to become the men's basketball general manager of Sacramento State.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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The former superintendent, Nicole Swigart, denied saying any of that.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
2 May 2025
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Now, the Trump administration is going further up the chain of command in the state, and taking aim at the superintendent.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 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 11 May. 2025.
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