as in dean
the senior member of a group
as the grizzled nestor of American film critics, he greatly influences what other reviewers write
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Recent Examples of nestor
So did Brewers lefty Nestor Cortes – a former Yankee – who said Giancarlo Stanton and Jose Trevino, now with the Reds, actually began swinging the bats in 2024.
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Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
The Brewers starting pitcher, Nestor Cortes Jr., had his first three pitches struck out of the park by Aaron Judge, then Paul Goldschmidt, and finally, Cody Bellinger, leading to an early lead for the Yankees.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Goldschmidt, batting leadoff for the first time, opened with a 413-foot homer off Nestor Cortes and Bellinger followed with a 451-foot drive that initially didn’t register with Statcast.
—Larry Fleisher, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
On December 13, the Yankees shipped lefty starter Nestor Cortes and prospect Caleb Durbin to Milwaukee for closer Devin Williams.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Judge, Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger started the game with three consecutive dingers off of Brewers starter Nestor Cortes.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The District 1 supervisor represents the cities of Chula Vista, National City and Imperial Beach, the San Diego neighborhoods of Nestor, San Ysidro and Barrio Logan, and the unincorporated areas of Bonita and Spring Valley.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
New additions like Nestor Cortes and Elvin Rodriguez aim to strengthen the pitching staff.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Enter left-hander Nestor Cortes Jr., who had not pitched in five weeks because of a strained elbow flexor.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 31 Mar. 2025
The Brewers starting pitcher, Nestor Cortes Jr., had his first three pitches struck out of the park by Aaron Judge, then Paul Goldschmidt, and finally, Cody Bellinger, leading to an early lead for the Yankees.
—Mansee Khurana, NPR, 30 Mar. 2025
Goldschmidt, batting leadoff for the first time, opened with a 413-foot homer off Nestor Cortes and Bellinger followed with a 451-foot drive that initially didn’t register with Statcast.
—Larry Fleisher, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2025
On December 13, the Yankees shipped lefty starter Nestor Cortes and prospect Caleb Durbin to Milwaukee for closer Devin Williams.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Judge, Paul Goldschmidt and Cody Bellinger started the game with three consecutive dingers off of Brewers starter Nestor Cortes.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
The District 1 supervisor represents the cities of Chula Vista, National City and Imperial Beach, the San Diego neighborhoods of Nestor, San Ysidro and Barrio Logan, and the unincorporated areas of Bonita and Spring Valley.
—Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2025
New additions like Nestor Cortes and Elvin Rodriguez aim to strengthen the pitching staff.
—Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Enter left-hander Nestor Cortes Jr., who had not pitched in five weeks because of a strained elbow flexor.
—Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nestor
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Cardinal Giovanni Battista, the dean of the College of Cardinals, will lead the proceedings.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Some deans have even been chosen as pope, including Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Pope Benedict XVI in 2005.—
Bill Chappell,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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This diminishing of the sandwich generation’s own financial security could have very far reaching effects, not only for their own retirement plans down the road but for their own children as well, the legacy of the family elders who need long term care.—
Carolyn Rosenblatt,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 2025
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The survey revealed Gen Z plans to embrace a more traditional mindset than their millennial elders in many ways.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The veteran actress reinforced her romantic bonafides in the starry ensemble movies Think Like a Man and Think Like a Man Too (2014) while finding a home on TV in Being Mary Jane (2013–2019).—
EW.com,
EW.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Drake Baldwin thriving in role Rookie catcher Drake Baldwin’s role has been reduced since veteran Sean Murphy returned from the injured list, but Baldwin is excelling in his opportunities to catch a couple of times a week and also DH or pinch hit occasionally.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Nestor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nestor. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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