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Recent Examples of headmaster
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.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Series two sees a new era for St Gilbert’s, with headmaster Bernard, who had brought the scholarship students into the school, suspended following a school rebellion.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
The headmaster denied the allegations, and the lawsuit involving the private Christian school was closed in February 2019.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
No actors have been confirmed for the series to date, though reports are that Mark Rylance is at the top of the casting wishlist to play beloved Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore, and Paapa Essiedu is reportedly high on the wishlist to play Severus Snape.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
Series two sees a new era for St Gilbert’s, with headmaster Bernard, who had brought the scholarship students into the school, suspended following a school rebellion.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
The headmaster denied the allegations, and the lawsuit involving the private Christian school was closed in February 2019.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
No actors have been confirmed for the series to date, though reports are that Mark Rylance is at the top of the casting wishlist to play beloved Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore, and Paapa Essiedu is reportedly high on the wishlist to play Severus Snape.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmaster
Noun
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The teacher then changed her mind and put it back in the original spot.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
7 Feb. 2025
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The former high school teacher and her utility lineman husband, married since October 2014, both really wanted a family.—
Steve Hartman,
CBS News,
7 Feb. 2025
Noun
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On the other side of the room, a wooden schoolmaster’s desk is another cherished piece.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
20 June 2024
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In the original Irving tale, the character of Katrina — the young woman in Sleepy Hollow who schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and prankster Brom Bones covet as a future bride — has only a small part.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2023
Noun
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The church is the spiritual home to about 500 families, according to the church's rector, the Rev. Bruce Freeman.—
Sarah Ventre,
NPR,
12 Jan. 2025
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Wiley, the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Towson, will lead an outdoor prayer service at the house of worship Tuesday night as a way of blessing the people of a country that have so often seemed bitterly divided over politics.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Bailey also stars as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as munchkin Boq, Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible, Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond and Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Neither the stage production nor the musical can do much with the melodramatic Madame Morrible, the headmistress at Shiz who becomes a key player in the Wonderful Wizard of Oz’s fascist machinations.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Dec. 2024
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The son of a schoolteacher, he was born in a village called Mahalapye in 1969, just three years after Botswana’s independence from Britain.—
Keletso Thobega,
The Christian Science Monitor,
30 Jan. 2025
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Who Is Amanda Riley? Riley is a former schoolteacher from California who gained notoriety for her fraudulent activities.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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In 2020, instructors provided training to 17 military bases located in Europe and Asia.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes,
7 Feb. 2025
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Expert instructors will teach you how to get started, practical uses, tips for effective prompt-writing, and mistakes to avoid.—
Natasha Piñon,Megan Sauer,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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Lisa brings past school board leadership experience, a value for education, educators and the ability to work with all levels of the community to shape the county vision and its communications to the residents of Carver County.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Dalio Philanthropies, which is supported by the family office of hedge fund titan Ray Dalio, last year sponsored a three-week program for nearly 400 youth and educators in Singapore to learn about ocean science and maritime operations.—
Kevin Lim,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2025
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The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.—
Patrick Frater,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2023
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His main teacher was Leon Russianoff, a leading clarinet pedagogue of the latter half of the 20th century, after whom Mr. Drucker would name his son.—
Daniel J. Wakin,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2022
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“Headmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmaster. Accessed 16 Feb. 2025.
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