as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
the office of the superintendent of parks issues camping permits
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Recent Examples of superintendent
The school's principal or assigned designee will immediately contact the superintendent's office and request legal counsel report to where the ICE agents are.
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Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In an episode covering the aftermath of Winterton’s second brain injury, there’s a moment where Taylor and Arnold return to the trailer after Winterton has been taken to the hospital and tell Bard and ranch superintendent Jim Morse what happened.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
Jordan visited with family, lawyers and spiritual advisers Wednesday, said Marc McClure, Mississippi State Penitentiary superintendent.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
As of last weekend, investigators were exploring whether Boelter and the victims knew each other, according to Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
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Madeline Mitchell, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
In an episode covering the aftermath of Winterton’s second brain injury, there’s a moment where Taylor and Arnold return to the trailer after Winterton has been taken to the hospital and tell Bard and ranch superintendent Jim Morse what happened.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 30 June 2025
Jordan visited with family, lawyers and spiritual advisers Wednesday, said Marc McClure, Mississippi State Penitentiary superintendent.
—Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
As of last weekend, investigators were exploring whether Boelter and the victims knew each other, according to Drew Evans, superintendent of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
—Alex Derosier, Twin Cities, 22 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superintendent
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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
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Among those who noticed was Rams general manager Les Snead.—
Dan Pompei,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Climate United Fund and other nonprofits in March sued the Environmental Protection Agency, its administrator Lee Zeldin and Citibank, which held the program’s money.—
Michael Phillis,
Chicago Tribune,
4 July 2025
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Gleason may be more well-known, however, for her return to public service as acting administrator of DOGE.—
Michael L. Millenson,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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More companies are turning to interim executives to observe how a leader handles the job under real conditions before committing to a long-term hire.—
Rhett Power,
Rolling Stone,
15 July 2025
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The Departed director earned his first Emmy nomination in 1995, earning a nod for Outstanding Individual Achievement - Cultural Programming for executive producing the Eric Clapton documentary film Nothing but the Blues.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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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
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Cheatle resigned as director shortly after her testimony.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
13 July 2025
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Gartner was Rodriguez-Kennedy’s immediate supervisor.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 July 2025
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In Cincinnati, supervisors at NIOSH’s two local sites – both of which investigate claims of injury and illness and develop programs to prevent them – were put on administrative last Tuesday.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
The Enquirer,
3 July 2025
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