commissioner

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Recent Examples of commissioner As Congress was preparing to cut Medicaid to historic levels, the state’s social services commissioner had a message: don’t mischaracterize Medicaid. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 July 2025 Once Duke product Cooper Flagg is taken off the board with the No. 1 overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks and shakes the hand of NBA commissioner Adam Silver at Barclays Center, questions about who will be around for the Charlotte Hornets to select at No. 4 should begin percolating. Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2025 On Wednesday night in New York, NBA commissioner Adam Silver will announce the Dallas Mavericks select Flagg with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft. Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2025 And what that trail shows is the pro-Home Rule campaign had just five donors contribute more than $110K; three developer/business entities from outside Douglas County, and the spouses of a developer/commissioner. Dp Opinion, Denver Post, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for commissioner
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commissioner
Noun
  • In 2022 he was named superintendent in Calvert County with a four-year contract at an annual salary of $215,000, according to reports.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2025
  • Grantley Williams, acting superintendent of police for the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force, said in a Facebook video that Tarrence was last seen leaving the Paradise Inn, where the couple was staying in the Grace Bay Area of the island.
    Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Each of the suites feels more like a studio apartment by design and features bespoke Mexican artifacts, vintage objects, and furnishings selected by the brand’s design director, Roberto Ayala.
    Michaela Trimble, Vogue, 13 July 2025
  • Cheatle resigned as director shortly after her testimony.
    Annabella Rosciglione, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2025
Noun
  • Orange County Public Schools declined the Orlando Sentinel’s request to speak with administrators and teachers at Brookshire about this year’s grade.
    Zoey Thomas, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 July 2025
  • Church administrators did not return requests Monday for additional comment.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Kerr County’s emergency manager would have been the one to guide a flash flooding procedure and evacuation plan – ideally established ahead of time – that’s designed to maximize lives saved.
    Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 10 July 2025
  • Yet by the end, panelists had refocused the spotlight onto pharmacy benefit managers—and provided striking evidence that PBMs, not biotech companies, deserve most of the blame for the anticompetitive practices that lead to high drug prices.
    Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Noun
  • Training on principles of personal security and self-defense should executives or their family fear for their physical safety.
    Control Risks, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The series is executive produced by Rowling, Neil Blair and Ruth Kenley-Letts of Brontë Film and TV, and David Heyman of Heyday Films.
    James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
Noun
  • Gartner was Rodriguez-Kennedy’s immediate supervisor.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 July 2025
  • Later in the video, Bennett speaks to a supervisor outside the police station.
    Daniel McGowan, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 July 2025
Noun
  • Videos from riders have showed traffic problems and driving issues, drawing the attention of federal highway safety regulators.
    Sasha Hupka, AZCentral.com, 11 July 2025
  • Interpretable models, while perhaps performing slightly worse in the short term, can let AI developers and regulators alike understand model shortcomings and where data or model improvement efforts are needed.
    Rishabh Sambare, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Noun
  • General Mark Milley, former chairman of the joint chiefs of staff.
    Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 July 2025
  • They're hired by Wang, chairman of the Danshokai organization, to take out Lu, but their mission is cut short when Sakamoto and Shin intervene.
    Allison DeGrushe Published, EW.com, 14 July 2025

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“Commissioner.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commissioner. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.

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