subchief

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for subchief
Noun
  • Felipe is the subdirector of an art museum in Santiago, so regional arts and crafts were also on the agenda.
    Mark Johanson, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2021
  • Ana Maria Castaño, the ecosystems subdirector with Corantioquia, Antioquia’s environmental authority, agrees.
    Alexandra Ossola, Quartz, 13 June 2020
Noun
  • On Friday, the Labor Department reported that employers added just 73,000 jobs in July, well below the threshold of monthly job growth necessary to keep up with population growth.
    Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Not only did employers add a disappointing 73,000 jobs – well below the 105,000 expected – but payroll gains for May and June were revised downward by a whopping 258,000.
    Paul Davidson, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The cliffhanger ending clearly indicates a third movie in the planning, so maybe the filmmakers are saving their big guns for a final chapter.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2025
  • Those big guns get thrown together on a top line when the Oilers need a spark, but have generally been split across the top-six over the last two rounds.
    The Athletic NHL Staff, New York Times, 31 May 2025
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“Subchief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subchief. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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