as in executive
a person who manages or directs something
we wanted an exemption from the policy regarding refunds, but the store manager refused
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Recent Examples of manager
Turns out, Frost general manager Melissa Caruso and coach Ken Klee couldn’t envision going after a third straight Walter Cup next season without either one.
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Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 4 June 2025
Prior to Tuesday’s matchup, manager Matt Quatraro announced that left-hander Cole Ragans will start in Thursday’s series finale at Busch Stadium.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
The Dodgers posted a tribute to Nagashima on X, featuring a photo of the 1988 Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductee with legendary Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
My managers came for an hour visit once and wound up staying all day.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 May 2025
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Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 4 June 2025
Prior to Tuesday’s matchup, manager Matt Quatraro announced that left-hander Cole Ragans will start in Thursday’s series finale at Busch Stadium.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 4 June 2025
The Dodgers posted a tribute to Nagashima on X, featuring a photo of the 1988 Japanese Baseball Hall of Fame inductee with legendary Dodgers manager Tom Lasorda.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2025
My managers came for an hour visit once and wound up staying all day.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for manager
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The new Versant, led by long-time sports media executive Mark Lazarus, has made clear its own intent to double down on sports.—
Howard Homonoff,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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That Entertains but Treads Too Carefully Recognition Music was originally founded by music executive Merck Mercuriadis, with Mercuriadis leaving last year after private equity company Blackstone purchased the company.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
9 June 2025
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The story asked coaches and administrators about their response to the changes that will take place due to the settlement.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 June 2025
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Since more than 80% of Neon’s databases are built automatically rather than by human database administrators, the technology will help enterprises build AI agents more efficiently.—
Peter Cohan,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Upon the film’s screening at this year’s festival, Variety spoke to the director about his mixed-media approach, the landscape of Dominican animation and learning to animate on the job.—
Kambole Campbell,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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In a statement on June 2, Patricia Hyde, acting field director for ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations’ in Boston defended Gomes da Silva's detention and said the agency intends to pursue deportation proceedings.—
Ben Adler,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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The search for a new superintendent will be conducted with candidate confidentiality to increase the pool of applicants.—
Chuck Fieldman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The Del Mar Union School District has wrapped up the community engagement phase in its search for its next superintendent.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 June 2025
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Alarcon, who’s been working in highway construction since 2012 and now serves as a traffic control supervisor in Irvine, has four children.—
Tina Li,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2025
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The future of legal aid Whatever the barriers between the county and the federal government on immigration, immigrant advocates see the county’s legal aid program as a tangible benefit that supervisors can and should expand.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2025
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“Manager.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/manager. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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