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as in writer
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as in director
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Recent Examples of auteur
That last part was a dealbreaker for most studios — Quentin Tarantino is the most recent on a very short list of auteurs to demand such an exceedingly rare rights-reversion agreement.
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Kilmer worked with auteurs such as Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Mann but turned down offers from David Lynch and Robert Altman.
—Beatrice Loayza, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
The film marked the feature directorial debut of auteur Michael Bay and, despite mixed reviews from critics, became a box office success due to Lawrence and Smith's undeniable on-screen chemistry.
—Hanna Flanagan, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The auteur previously denied the bulk of the allegations on April 4, but did confirm that two allegedly consensual kisses occurred with his then-26-year-old assistant between December 2023 and May 2024.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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Chris Lee, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025
Kilmer worked with auteurs such as Francis Ford Coppola and Michael Mann but turned down offers from David Lynch and Robert Altman.
—Beatrice Loayza, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
The film marked the feature directorial debut of auteur Michael Bay and, despite mixed reviews from critics, became a box office success due to Lawrence and Smith's undeniable on-screen chemistry.
—Hanna Flanagan, People.com, 7 Apr. 2025
The auteur previously denied the bulk of the allegations on April 4, but did confirm that two allegedly consensual kisses occurred with his then-26-year-old assistant between December 2023 and May 2024.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for auteur
Noun
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Jen McCaffrey is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Boston Red Sox.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The final cost will be set once the design is completed, said Laura Swartz, the communications director for the Department of Finance.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2025
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By adding in other activities outside work, people also tend to diversify their identities, which helps during the inevitable setbacks and failures throughout a career, said Dr. Emiliana Simon-Thomas, science director of the Greater Good Science Center at the University of California, Berkeley.—
Taylor Nicioli,
CNN Money,
19 Apr. 2025
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Stevens was one of three assistants who were part of a staff of over a dozen, including bodyguards, nannies, a chef, hair stylist and makeup artist.—
Richard Johnson,
New York Daily News,
27 Apr. 2025
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Luxury fashion house Schiaparelli was tagged in Lopez’s post, along with a team of stylists who helped her tap into superstar mode.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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After two days of sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar, wordsmiths head to Kharkhorin, the town that was the Mongol Empire’s capital in the 13th century, where the retreat truly begins.—
Ginanne Brownell,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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There, Brewer helped to launch the careers of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and wordsmith Shel Silverstein.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
14 Mar. 2024
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That development is the culmination of decades of tireless fundraising, and investment on local, regional, and national levels, said Jean-Pierre Blanc, the founder, creative director, and impresario of the Hyères fashion festival and its complementary event, Design Parade.—
Tina Isaac-Goizé,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2024
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In the fall of 2020, Kanye West, music impresario, fashion designer, flame thrower and Kim Kardashian’s ex-husband, founded a private school.—
Stacy Perman,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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Clearly, by now — that is, 1835 — science had done enough to prove itself in the eyes of the litterateurs.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 2025
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Reflecting this, in 1726’s Gulliver’s Travels, the Irish litterateur Jonathan Swift satirized early scientists as buffoons.—
Thomas Moynihan,
Big Think,
7 Mar. 2025
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No matter how daffy some of it is, the production has the important factor of clarity; a quality that the great stage director Peter Hall used to say is a vital component of any revival of a classic.—
Baz Bamigboye,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2025
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That would be lyricist Fred Ebb, playwright Terrence McNally and original star Chita Rivera, key figures behind the 1993 Broadway musical, alongside composer John Kander and stage director Harold Prince.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Sep. 2019
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Such an approach would involve considerable challenges since producers of Taiwanese items sold in the U.S. such as phones and electronics are mainly assembled in China.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Apr. 2025
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Hollywood veterans as both producers and former co-chiefs of the film division at MGM, DeLuca and Abdy are renowned for their deep relationships with visionary moviemakers and long connection to prestige moviedom.—
Chris Lee,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Auteur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/auteur. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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