straw boss

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for straw boss
Noun
  • In this corner: Frank Costello, the big boss man of organized crime who helped this thing of theirs go from regional to a national syndicate.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Theroux treasures every silly little turn his cocky boss man gets to take.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • None of the five L.A. County supervisors responded to a request for comment.
    Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
  • The supervisor on duty apologized for Pouncy and let the customer use the restroom, which made Pouncy feel unsupported.
    Saleen Martin, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Kirk started in business as a revenue assurance manager.
    Kirk W. McLaren, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • That includes the mortgage principal and interest, private mortgage insurance, homeowners insurance, property taxes and other monthly expenses.
    Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The seven trustees oversee the superintendent and manage the district with a $524 million budget.
    Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Apr. 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Noun
  • That was just a completely different life, and Lisa was also my boss.
    Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 29 Apr. 2025
  • My boss tried to take full credit during the meeting.
    Mohammed Soliman, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Apr. 2025
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“Straw boss.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/straw%20boss. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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