Thesaurus results for MANAGERS

managers

noun

plural of manager

as in executives

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 managers Watching games with base runners, tough at-bats and actual strategy by managers is much more enjoyable than strikeouts and home runs with no one on base. — Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 According to Bank of America, timber managers acquired 55% of all acres that changed hands in 2025 against just 15% sold. — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 17 Oct. 2026 And as shareholders and as managers of corporations, those individuals have the same. — John E. McDonough, STAT, 16 Oct. 2026 There are so many matchups that managers set up with their pitchers that most hitters don't have the edge. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Santoyo, 72, was appointed by the state to the board of managers in 2016. — Sophia Veneziano, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Oct. 2026 Your copilot won’t be able to prioritize your features/capabilities/workflows, at least not as well as your product managers. — Osman Koc, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 In Lean In and McKinsey’s 2024 Women in the Workplace study, 78% of managers said more is expected of them than a few years ago, most often around employee well-being, career development and inclusion. — Anna Maria Chavez, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026 The controversy has dominated WNBA press rooms so much that the league formed a task force of general managers and team presidents who met in August to discuss trans athletes, but ultimately did not update any eligibility rules. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026

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Designed for CMOs, CCOs, and senior leaders across marketing, communications, media, and technology, this intimate gathering will bring together executives navigating these shifts in real time.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The event was attended by some of Hollywood’s most prolific and notable actors, filmmakers, and industry executives as well as members of the event’s host committee who came together to support the museum.

— Vanity Fair, Vanity Fair, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of executives

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Kotlikoff's letter did not explain why these events are only being issued now — two years after administrators at Cornell learned about the allegations in 2024.

— Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
Bogen, along with two commissioners, several administrators, and a group of supporters, was denied access.

— Morgan Rynor, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of administrators

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University personnel were on-site to support the visiting teams and sent an apology email to the recreation directors at the affected schools, as well as the presidents of the participating teams.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
But much like the way studios and directors of the 1960s and ’70s embraced the once-taboo profanity and nudity, this year AI has found a new wave of advocates eager to go public.

— Corbin Bolies, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of directors

Noun

Throughout the process, Wakim said, the McCoys worked with Ricky Dauenhauer — who owned NAE Contracting with his wife, Chantal Dauenhauer — as well as with project superintendents employed by NAE Contracting.

— Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026
The district had worked with SYDKIMYL in some capacity since 2019, but the expansive new contract would have Kimberly provide coaching for principals at 10 CMS middle schools as well as three assistant superintendents.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of superintendents

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Chen advised supervisors facing decision fatigue to review shots within their sequences rather than obsess over individual frames.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
That has to happen by a county board of supervisors voting to put a data center in your backyard.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

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