supremo

chiefly British

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Recent Examples of supremo This includes Jay Hunt, Apple TV+’s boss in Europe, and Channel 4’s content supremo Ian Katz. Jake Kanter, Deadline, 22 May 2025 The talk is the show will focus on new writing talent and new performers, with SNL supremo Lorne Michaels, who will exec produce, sending American writers across the pond to hold masterclasses with their transatlantic counterparts. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Apr. 2025 This shouldn't be a revelation considering Shah, as then Indian cricket supremo, attempted to hog the attention in the aftermath of India's T20 World Cup triumph. Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 Frasers Group is the owner of a host of retail brands from Sports Direct and Evans Cycles to the House of Fraser department store chain, luxury fashion chain Flannels and multiple brands across apparel and sports, which colorful Frasers’ supremo Mike Ashley has been buying, often in distress sales. Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for supremo
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Noun
  • Victoria’s Secret’s longtime chief Les Wexner and private equity honcho Leon Black were Epstein’s two largest financial clients.
    Giacomo Tognini, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
  • According to the Cactus Jack honcho’s website, JB2 will boast seven tracks and is slated to arrive later in July.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 July 2025
Noun
  • One of them is Martin Krebs (Rupert Friend), a shady pharmaceuticals bigwig who wants to develop the world’s most effective heart medication using dinosaur blood samples.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 30 June 2025
  • Several months later, on the day that Antonin and Agathe open Patisserie Carême, Antonin and Talleyrand learn that they’re both being packed off to the war together, where they’ll be tasked with feeding the army bigwigs and other duties (espionage, probably) as assigned.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Mimran, the son of billionaire sugar magnate Jean-Claude Mimran, had offered to serve as a third-party guarantor for an untitled ca.
    News Desk, Artforum, 17 July 2025
  • The residence was purchased in the 1970s for just $900,000 by the late radio concert promoter and radio station magnate Ken Roberts, who wound up relinquishing it to the financial services firm New Stream Capital in 2010 to settle a $27.5 million legal claim.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Elsewhere, there’s Phoenix, San Diego and Jacksonville, not to mention the biggies — New York, LA, Chicago and Philly.
    Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 May 2025
  • The companies targeted were biggies like Alphabet, Apple, Coca-Cola, Starbucks and Boeing, which dismantled its DEI department last year.
    Emily Peck, Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Also Tested Current Backyard Model P for $699: No less a TV food personage than Alton Brown has signed on as an endorser of this 1,750-watt electric indoor/outdoor pizza oven, which will heat to 850 degrees Fahrenheit using a standard power outlet.
    Adrienne So, Wired News, 21 July 2025
  • Everyone here is a personage, but only these two are phenomena.
    Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Here are some of the notables from the interview sessions.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 June 2025
  • Here are other notables from Friday’s game... Michael Wacha has had better days Wacha wasn’t at his best Friday.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
Noun
  • The post lists the affected stores: Snipes, Children’s Place, Donna Sacs, Express, Jimmy Jazz, VIP Wear, Same Day Customs, Foot Locker, Spencer’s, GEMU, Hot Topic, DQ and Journeys.
    Ayah Imran, Freep.com, 19 July 2025
  • Higher trims offer upgrades like a cabin intercom system and second-row VIP Lounge seats (though they can’t be removed for additional cargo room).
    Jim Gorzelany, Forbes.com, 26 June 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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“Supremo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supremo. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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