in charge
phrase
as in presiding
highest in rank or authority
The team member in charge led the morning meeting.
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Recent Examples of in charge
Pyrotecnico, a national fireworks and drones display business, is in charge of the spectacle.
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Staff Report,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
May has a relationship with Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder dating to Snyder’s days in charge at Missouri from 1999 to 2006.
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Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Douglas DePodesta has served as special agent in charge in Chicago, one of the FBI’s largest offices, for nearly two years and has been with the bureau since 2002.
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Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Confrontation, feedback, accountability, the naming of a difficult dynamic, all of it drifts upward to the person in charge.
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Heidi Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Even for the 4th of July, a casserole has to make an appearance if Grandma's in charge.
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Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
The Lebanese government wants its national army to be in charge of security.
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Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
Emilia Widstrand is now in charge of Prime Video Nordics originals, having replaced Karin Lindström.
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Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 July 2026
The Venezuelan agency in charge of transporting the deportees declined to tell NPR how many have survived.
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Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Staff Report,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
May has a relationship with Atlanta Hawks coach Quin Snyder dating to Snyder’s days in charge at Missouri from 1999 to 2006.
—
Christian Clark,
New York Times,
2 July 2026
Douglas DePodesta has served as special agent in charge in Chicago, one of the FBI’s largest offices, for nearly two years and has been with the bureau since 2002.
—
Eric Tucker,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2026
Confrontation, feedback, accountability, the naming of a difficult dynamic, all of it drifts upward to the person in charge.
—
Heidi Brooks,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
Even for the 4th of July, a casserole has to make an appearance if Grandma's in charge.
—
Mary Alice Russell,
Southern Living,
1 July 2026
The Lebanese government wants its national army to be in charge of security.
—
Ned Temko,
Christian Science Monitor,
1 July 2026
Emilia Widstrand is now in charge of Prime Video Nordics originals, having replaced Karin Lindström.
—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
1 July 2026
The Venezuelan agency in charge of transporting the deportees declined to tell NPR how many have survived.
—
Sergio Martínez-Beltrán,
NPR,
30 June 2026
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“In charge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/in%20charge. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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