as in helm
the place of leadership or command
with her boss's early retirement, she unexpectedly found herself in the driver's seat
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Recent Examples of driver's seat
One shot puts you intimately and dangerously into the driver's seat while the next feels broadcast-worthy.
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Grosse Pointe police initially responded to the single-vehicle crash on Nov. 17, 2023, and located the defendant, Kiernan Tague, belted into the driver's seat, and the 18-year-old victim, Flynn MacKrell, unresponsive and belted into the passenger seat.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
At the moment the officer tells Huttle to turn around and put his hands behind his back, Huttle sprints to the van's driver's seat.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2025
And from the driver's seat, the view down the hood, along those creases, is a lot more interesting than most comparable crossovers, considering the ADX's $35,000 starting price.
—ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Grosse Pointe police initially responded to the single-vehicle crash on Nov. 17, 2023, and located the defendant, Kiernan Tague, belted into the driver's seat, and the 18-year-old victim, Flynn MacKrell, unresponsive and belted into the passenger seat.
—Audrey Conklin, FOXNews.com, 17 June 2025
At the moment the officer tells Huttle to turn around and put his hands behind his back, Huttle sprints to the van's driver's seat.
—Ryan Murphy, IndyStar, 27 Feb. 2025
And from the driver's seat, the view down the hood, along those creases, is a lot more interesting than most comparable crossovers, considering the ADX's $35,000 starting price.
—ArsTechnica, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driver's seat
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Indicating little to no federal regulation over AI use in the U.S., this elevates the corporate boardroom to the helm of AI governance as the primary, and only, front line leadership control with the authority to oversee the responsible use and adoption of AI throughout America’s companies.—
Bob Zukis,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Niccol, who took over the company’s helm last September, received nearly $98 million in compensation, compared to the typical Starbucks worker’s pay of less than $15,000, according to the report, which drew from corporate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
23 July 2025
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Geter-Pataky, the vice chair of the city’s Democratic Town Committee, is facing 92 separate criminal charges, including conspiracy to take possession of multiple voters’ absentee ballots.—
Dave Altimari,
Hartford Courant,
25 July 2025
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Venice Days artistic director Gaia Furrer served as chair of the international advisory board for the event’s inaugural edition last year.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
25 July 2025
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“Driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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