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Recent Examples of headmistress
Oscar-winning icon Michelle Yeoh plays Madame Morrible, a Shiz University headmistress.
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Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
The Wizard and Shiz University headmistress Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) convince Elphaba to read from the Grimmerie, the ancient book of spells, and her incantation inadvertently creates an army of flying-monkey spies.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
The school is run by headmistress Miss Alma Lefay Peregrine (Eva Green), and houses children with special powers.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Michelle Yeoh portrays the headmistress in the 2024 Wicked adaptation.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
The Wizard and Shiz University headmistress Madame Morrible (Michelle Yeoh) convince Elphaba to read from the Grimmerie, the ancient book of spells, and her incantation inadvertently creates an army of flying-monkey spies.
—Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 21 Nov. 2024
The school is run by headmistress Miss Alma Lefay Peregrine (Eva Green), and houses children with special powers.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Michelle Yeoh portrays the headmistress in the 2024 Wicked adaptation.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmistress
Noun
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While there will be growing pains trying to enforce a new policy halfway through the school year, Schumacher said this policy will ultimately support teachers and staff.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
15 Jan. 2025
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The high school and preschool campus, not far away, survived thanks to teachers and families who staved off flames.—
Colleen Shalby,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Smith won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for this curious, eccentric role as a 1930s schoolmistress who takes four young girls under her wing — for better and for worse.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2024
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Four years later came her Oscar-winning portrayal of an idiosyncratic English schoolmistress in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.—
Duane Byrge,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Sep. 2024
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Coin Heist, adapted from Elisa Ludwig’s YA novel, follows in the footsteps of The Breakfast Club by uniting high schoolers who otherwise wouldn’t give each other the time of day: a hacker, the headmaster’s slacker son, a football phenom on a scholarship, and an uptight brainiac.—
Sara Netzley,
EW.com,
8 Jan. 2025
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The clip shows the headmaster greet the Wales family in order of seniority starting with William, then Kate and then George, the second in line to the throne.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Jan. 2025
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University deans, schoolmarms and human resources managers penned dress codes outright forbidding the garment or relegating it to certain areas.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2023
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Visitors can relive a school experience from the early 20th century, complete with a schoolmarm and an outhouse.—
jshortavon,
cleveland,
23 July 2023
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In order to get The Mikado off the ground, the two composers need to get everyone onboard: the old actors, the new boys, the producers, the choreographer, the costume designer, the stagehands, the orchestra … to say nothing of their wives and mistresses back home.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
9 Dec. 2024
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That signaled that the series would become an anthology, after Season 1 starred Jake Gyllenhaal as prosecutor Rusty Sabich, who was accused of murdering his colleague and mistress.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
29 Oct. 2024
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The latest Metro news Image School closings: An elementary schoolteacher in Montclair, N.J., was arrested after making a threat against a principal that prompted officials to close the schools.—
James Barron,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Also Friday, the State Department said an American schoolteacher arrested in Russia on drug charges more than four years ago has been designated by the U.S. government as wrongfully detained.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
28 Dec. 2024
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Expert instructors will teach you how to get started, practical uses, tips for effective prompt-writing, and mistakes to avoid.—
Gili Malinsky,
CNBC,
15 Jan. 2025
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There’s no national governing body for swim instructors.—
Erik Vance,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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Parents, educators, and legislators across the political spectrum are recognizing that without smart policies, excessive and inappropriate technology use harms our children.—
Raj Goyle,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Buy Now: $57 Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, also known as the World Wine Guys, are wine, spirits, food, and travel writers, educators, and hosts.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Headmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmistress. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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