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Recent Examples of directress
Christine Trimmer, a lower elementary directress who works with children ages six to nine, said Normile frequently goes above and beyond the call of duty.
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Duard Headley, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2020
Shirley was a lifetime active parishioner of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, and served as directress of the altar guild for many years.
—courant.com, 22 Sep. 2019
Tilda Swinton plays Madame Blanc, the vice directress of the school; Chloë Grace Moretz, Mia Goth, and Lutz Ebersdorf also star; and Jessica Harper, the original Suzy, makes an appearance.
—Vogue, 23 Aug. 2018
Duard Headley, The Enquirer, 13 Aug. 2020
Shirley was a lifetime active parishioner of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, and served as directress of the altar guild for many years.
—courant.com, 22 Sep. 2019
Tilda Swinton plays Madame Blanc, the vice directress of the school; Chloë Grace Moretz, Mia Goth, and Lutz Ebersdorf also star; and Jessica Harper, the original Suzy, makes an appearance.
—Vogue, 23 Aug. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for directress
Noun
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More than 20 years later, Riklis’s loyal adaptation has opponents just as the book did, and even more so because of the nationality of its director.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2025
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And that starts with a trio of other truly awful nominees: Kash Patel for FBI director, Tulsi Gabbard for director of national intelligence and Bobby Kennedy Jr. for secretary of health and human services.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Educate and Empower: Offer training and resources to hiring teams and managers to understand neurodiversity better and create an inclusive environment.—
Jennifer Jay Palumbo,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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That’s a positive for whitetail deer hunters and managers.—
Josh Honeycutt,
Outdoor Life,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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As President Donald Trump was sworn in for his second term, a long list of political leaders, tech CEOs, celebrities and others were in attendance in the U.S. Capitol.—
Julia Reinstein,
ABC News,
20 Jan. 2025
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Today leaders of the world’s largest technology platforms kissed the president’s ring.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
20 Jan. 2025
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The Philharmonic has emerged from its holiday break sounding fresh and vigorous, yet open to a pair of conductors clearly interested in drawing out subtleties.—
Zachary Woolfe,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Then the slo-mo singers return, and not even the usually propulsive conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin can give this clunker some zip.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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“Directress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/directress. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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