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Recent Examples of headmistress
Neither the stage production nor the musical can do much with the melodramatic Madame Morrible, the headmistress at Shiz who becomes a key player in the Wonderful Wizard of Oz’s fascist machinations.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The cast also includes ; Jonathan Bailey, who is also openly gay, as Fiyero; Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The film also stars Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, a prince who finds himself in a love triangle with the two witches; Ethan Slater as lovesick munchkin Boq; Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, the untrustworthy headmistress of Shiz University; and Jeff Goldblum as the not-so-wonderful Wizard of Oz.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 Nov. 2024
Oscar-winning icon Michelle Yeoh plays Madame Morrible, a Shiz University headmistress.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
The cast also includes ; Jonathan Bailey, who is also openly gay, as Fiyero; Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.
—Monica Sager, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
The film also stars Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, a prince who finds himself in a love triangle with the two witches; Ethan Slater as lovesick munchkin Boq; Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible, the untrustworthy headmistress of Shiz University; and Jeff Goldblum as the not-so-wonderful Wizard of Oz.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 28 Nov. 2024
Oscar-winning icon Michelle Yeoh plays Madame Morrible, a Shiz University headmistress.
—Amanda Cappelli, CBS News, 22 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmistress
Noun
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Jordan plays Miss Bonita, a pretty teacher who has caught the attention of Cory (Kyle Massey).—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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A week before, a Meridian teacher’s posters drew local and national headlines, according to previous Statesman reporting.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969) Smith won her first Academy Award for Best Actress for this curious, eccentric role as a 1930s schoolmistress who takes four young girls under her wing — for better and for worse.—
Christina Newland,
Vulture,
2 Oct. 2024
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Four years later came her Oscar-winning portrayal of an idiosyncratic English schoolmistress in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie.—
Duane Byrge,
The Hollywood Reporter,
27 Sep. 2024
Noun
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Deadline broke the news that Lithgow was posed to portray the headmaster of the wizarding school Hogwarts in the TV series adaptation of J.K. Rowling’s fantasy novels.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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In the film, Sebastian succeeds in his quest to sleep with Annette (Reese Witherspoon), the headmaster’s daughter.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
23 Nov. 2024
Noun
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The search for a missing schoolmarm is the focus of an escape room experience at the Lanesfield School, a historic one-room schoolhouse in Edgerton.—
Beth Lipoff,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
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University deans, schoolmarms and human resources managers penned dress codes outright forbidding the garment or relegating it to certain areas.—
The Conversation,
Fortune,
30 Sep. 2023
Noun
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This submissiveness in the teen-aged mistress Cassidy has found addictive, like a narcotic.—
Joyce Carol Oates,
The New Yorker,
16 Mar. 2025
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After long being recognized as a mistress, the now 77-year-old was eager to enjoy a quieter life without the scrutiny.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
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She was born in 1947, the daughter of a schoolteacher and the famous novelist Osamu Dazai.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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My entry in the writing contest caused a scandal among the schoolteachers.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Little kids can learn to ski here with a individual or group lesson, and the instructors are extraordinary both in terms of getting on the student’s individual wavelength and teaching foundational skills that will last a lifetime.—
Kim Westerman,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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Rhonda Stewart is a senior instructor/associate professor at Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte Campus.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
27 Mar. 2025
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Without them, urban and rural districts will struggle to attract qualified educators.—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
8 Apr. 2025
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All entires were judged by a panel of regional artists, art educators and industry leaders, and the winners’ work is being displayed at the Crystal Bridges’ Community Gallery through May 5.—
Lena Miano,
Arkansas Online,
6 Apr. 2025
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“Headmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmistress. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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