as in elder statesman
the senior member of a group
the revered éminence grise of Civil War historians
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Recent Examples of éminence grise
But none have matched JPMorgan, which, under the leadership of Wall Street’s eminence grise Jamie Dimon, has thrived.
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Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024
Belafonte was 57, an eminence grise in entertainment, and his participation motivated lots of artists who admired him.
—Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Federer serving in the Sinatra/Clooney part as the eminence grise.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2022
That emotionally astute author, the eminence grise, the institutional memory.
—Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2021
Matthews is an eminence grise of television news, his pugilistic and red-cheeked persona familiar to viewers from countless election nights.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2020
In the world of the candle obsessed, Diptyque is the eminence grise.
—Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 16 Jan. 2018
Paolo Confino, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2024
Belafonte was 57, an eminence grise in entertainment, and his participation motivated lots of artists who admired him.
—Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
Federer serving in the Sinatra/Clooney part as the eminence grise.
—Jason Gay, WSJ, 24 Sep. 2022
That emotionally astute author, the eminence grise, the institutional memory.
—Washington Post, 29 Dec. 2021
Matthews is an eminence grise of television news, his pugilistic and red-cheeked persona familiar to viewers from countless election nights.
—BostonGlobe.com, 2 Mar. 2020
In the world of the candle obsessed, Diptyque is the eminence grise.
—Kathleen Hou, The Cut, 16 Jan. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for éminence grise
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Coates was an elder statesman of sorts in the Oath Keepers, a 73-year-old Vietnam veteran with a Hulk Hogan mustache.Joshua Kaplan, ProPublica, 4 Jan. 2025
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Carter’s image as a kindly elder statesman, friend to world Jewry and bulwark of Israel’s security took an immediate beating.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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Patrizio Di Marco, former president and CEO of Gucci and Bottega Veneta — together with Jay Schottenstein, U.S. retail veteran and founder of American Eagle Outfitters and DSW — are rekindling Pro-Keds.Luisa Zargani, WWD, 15 Jan. 2025
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Zheng, the fifth seed in Melbourne, was beaten 7-6 (3), 6-3 by the 36-year-old German veteran, who has now reached the third round Down Under for just the third time in her career.Matias Grez, CNN, 15 Jan. 2025
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Law school in Houston After applying to Texas Southern University in Houston, the school dean called him and told him frankly that the school needed to recruit more Latino people to justify its existence with a diverse student body to the state legislature.Richard J. Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Jan. 2025
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That would certainly work for the ambitious Verlander, the dean of the trio at 19 big-league seasons.Dan Schlossberg, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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The species was named after working with elders of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe, whose ancestral lands include the site where the fossils were uncovered, researchers said.Natalie Demaree, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Judging by the number of hip-hop elders who’ve dropped a project this year—Eminem, Ice Cube, Snoop Dogg, and Dr. Dre, to name a few—Xzibit won’t be getting off stage anytime soon either.Kyle Eustice, SPIN, 6 Jan. 2025
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“éminence grise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/%C3%A9minence%20grise. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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