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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
Vaccarello has been the creative director of Saint Laurent since 2016.
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Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Dwayne Burks is the executive director of Gateway Gaston, an organization that connects people with resources.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
With the recent start of the 119th Congress and the imminent beginning of a second Trump administration, key nominations are drawing attention, with particular concern over Kash Patel's nomination to be director of the FBI.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Carta is the executive director of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy.
—Terri Carta, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Julia Teti, WWD, 14 Jan. 2025
Dwayne Burks is the executive director of Gateway Gaston, an organization that connects people with resources.
—Briah Lumpkins, Charlotte Observer, 14 Jan. 2025
With the recent start of the 119th Congress and the imminent beginning of a second Trump administration, key nominations are drawing attention, with particular concern over Kash Patel's nomination to be director of the FBI.
—John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
Carta is the executive director of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy.
—Terri Carta, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for director
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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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Clay Smith, the operations manager for Moonshine University, says that these changes can be exacerbated by external factors such as temperature swings, humidity, light exposure, introduction of oxygen, and time.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
23 Jan. 2025
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Carmen’s career was on life support when former Raspberries producer Jimmy Ienner called him.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
25 Jan. 2025
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Josh Griffith, The Young and the Restless executive producer and head writer, thanked Zenk for her contributions to the soap series.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
25 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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Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon donated the same amount, but as companies rather than from executives.—
Hayden Field,
CNBC,
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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At the beginning of this school year, Johnson had asked academic administrators to prepare budget cuts of up to 15%, with the athletics department facing a 25% cut, according to The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
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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Moreover, turnover intentions were lower and supervisor ratings of performance higher.—
Carine Harb,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Last summer, after two fires occurred at San Diego County battery storage facilities, San Diego County supervisors required county officials to draw up tighter rules that would restrict battery storage plants near homes, schools and other facilities.—
Molly Gibbs,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Director.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/director. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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