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as in main
coming before all others in importance
our chief priority this year will be cutting the budget
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2
as in presiding
highest in rank or authority
the chief administrator will be retiring soon
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as in body
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son
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as in leader
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
our chief is out on a business trip right now
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Recent Examples of chief
Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
This narrative quality is Rush 50’s chief strength.
—Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Peter White, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Still, the mayor and her police chief maintain that state control does not necessarily reduce crime.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
Christine Yu Moutier, the chief medical officer at the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), told Ars that the Character.
—Ashley Belanger, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2025
This narrative quality is Rush 50’s chief strength.
—Hank Shteamer, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2025
Noun
The company has also promoted casting chief Mele Nagler.
—Peter White, Deadline, 10 Mar. 2025
Still, the mayor and her police chief maintain that state control does not necessarily reduce crime.
—Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief
Adjective
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Everybody plays numerous parts, assigned without regard to gender (there’s even a cameo for Fleming), but the anchors are Cumming’s Cholmondeley, the nerd who came up the audacious idea, and Hodgson’s Montagu, the operation’s main manager and salesman.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
21 Mar. 2025
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The right main landing gear collapsed on impact when a Delta flight landed at Toronto's Pearson International Airport last month, with the wing hitting the runway and fuel spray causing a massive fire, according to a preliminary report from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada.—
Sam Sweeney,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2025
Noun
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One of its key predictions was that massive bodies like stars can literally bend light that passes near them.—
Eric Mack,
Forbes,
10 Mar. 2025
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More injuries to their current lineup left the Mavs with seven healthy bodies during the game.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Olympic Journey: Failure In 2008 Elana had finished an outstanding college softball career at GWU as the all-time leader in many offensive categories.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Trump funding freeze a blatant violation of Constitution, federal law: Legal experts Pildes added that public opinion can be expressed through economics, which federal leaders watch attentively.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Saltzman said China and Russia, which military leaders consider America's foremost strategic competitors, are moving ahead of the United States with technologies and techniques to attack satellites in orbit.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
13 Mar. 2025
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My foremost camera concern is image quality, and that’s where Apple really cannot hang with cheaper Android alternatives.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Seeing the body disturbs Mickey to her core, and sets her on a path to find Kacey.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2025
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Economists surveyed by Dow Jones had been looking for 0.3% increases on both headline and core, with respective annual rates of 2.9% and 3.2%, meaning that all of the rates were 0.1 percentage point less than expected.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The news was revealed by Channel 5 content boss Ben Frow at a showcase in London, as Channel 5 and streamer My5 officially rebrand under one unified brand titled 5.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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And her new partner, Lafferty (Dash Mihok), an old buddy of her dismissive boss (Patch Darragh), would rather babble about his digestive woes than help the desperate women of Kensington.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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State law also indicates the special primary election must be between 120 to 130 days after the vacancy occurs and that the special general election must be between 70 and 80 days after the special primary.—
John Parkinson,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Testers consider performance across four primary categories: efficacy, safety (including ease of use), research and the science behind specific claims, as well as product value.—
Siena Gagliano,
Allure,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Despite entering the final round four shots back, McIlroy held a commanding three-shot lead on the back nine.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
17 Mar. 2025
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On Sunday, the Israeli commanding officers visited and assessed the buffer zone.—
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arkansasonline.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chief. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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