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as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
the new director of the company plans to make a number of changes in daily operations
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as in producer
a person who supervises the production of a stage show
the director of the drama club's next production will be a student
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Recent Examples of director
Carta is the executive director of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy.
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Terri Carta, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
On Tour Vogue caught up with the director to discuss his fashion influences, his approach to red carpet looks, and the power of visual storytelling through film.
—Shelton Boyd-Griffith, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
That a casual conversation with two museum directors determined the direction of a multiyear programming cycle for virtually every institution that serves a population of approximately twenty-four million people should give us pause.
—Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Though there has been progress since 2007, when 2.7 percent of directors were women, in 18 years, only 6.5 percent of directors were women.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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Terri Carta, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
On Tour Vogue caught up with the director to discuss his fashion influences, his approach to red carpet looks, and the power of visual storytelling through film.
—Shelton Boyd-Griffith, Vogue, 1 Jan. 2025
That a casual conversation with two museum directors determined the direction of a multiyear programming cycle for virtually every institution that serves a population of approximately twenty-four million people should give us pause.
—Bryan Barcena, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2025
Though there has been progress since 2007, when 2.7 percent of directors were women, in 18 years, only 6.5 percent of directors were women.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for director
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The Kings faced additional scrutiny when team owner Vivek Ranadive, general manager Monte McNair and assistant general manager Wes Wilcox refused to address the move publicly, leaving players to answer for the organization’s decision.Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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Johnson hired the former Jets GM’s company to conduct his search for a new head coach and general manager.Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 11 Jan. 2025
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The contract was signed in 1991, but the producers had money trouble, went to a studio for financing, and got it in 1995.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Armstrong is also an executive producer of HBO and the BBC’s upcoming First Day on Earth, Michaela Coel’s follow-up to I May Destroy You.Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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After getting off to a rocky start, the company got a boost in the form of a $30 million token purchase by Justin Sun, a cryptocurrency executive who has been targeted by the Securities and Exchange Commission on fraud claims unrelated to World Liberty Financial.Karen Yourish, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Tannenbaum was a Dolphins executive from 2015 to 2018.Mike Sando, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Emerson Haven, a 26-year-old stage director and student based in New York City, occasionally drinks in social settings, but often opts for a sober night out for health reasons.Solcyré Burga, TIME, 1 Jan. 2025
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And her husband, Jacob (Antonio Banderas), a lauded and unaccountably hot stage director, adores her, both in the bedroom and outside it.Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 25 Dec. 2024
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Some parents, for example, said nursing home administrators told them their children couldn’t go home until the family had a large private bedroom for the disabled child.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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The test administrator injects dye into the blood vessels.Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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Trump could embolden their plans Century High School wins inaugural superintendent’s cup for Carroll fall sports Carroll career center fashion show presents student work in high-energy live display Juvenile court records in Maryland are not public.Chris Papst, Baltimore Sun, 13 Jan. 2025
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Just before Christmas, the organization also held a virtual training session with 29 superintendents about how to prepare for any immigration raids or deportations that affect their student populations.Didi Martinez, NBC News, 12 Jan. 2025
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They were accompanied by 300 Ukrainian supervisors, French media reported.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Brookings Institute finds the tasks involved in entry-level knowledge jobs are much easier to automate than the ones done by supervisors.Jeanne Meister, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/director. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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