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as in main
coming before all others in importance
our chief priority this year will be cutting the budget
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as in presiding
highest in rank or authority
the chief administrator will be retiring soon
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as in body
the main or greater part of something as distinguished from its subordinate parts
the chief of the estate was left to the eldest son
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as in leader
the person (as an employer or supervisor) who tells people and especially workers what to do
our chief is out on a business trip right now
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Recent Examples of chief
Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
The Context Florida state senator Randy Fine cruised to victory in the 6th Congressional District, while Florida chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis won the race for the state's 1st Congressional District.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Angel Saunders, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The company’s finance chief also discussed SiriusXM last year signaling a shift away from spending heavily to sign up streaming subscribers, and instead putting a focus on cost efficiencies and its car subscription business.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
The scarcity of specifics in recent weeks, and sometimes contrasting messages coming from the White House, have fueled conversations about flexibility between chief marketing officers and media executives, the people said.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2025
The Context Florida state senator Randy Fine cruised to victory in the 6th Congressional District, while Florida chief financial officer Jimmy Patronis won the race for the state's 1st Congressional District.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
Hano partially agreed with the police chief’s statement.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 20 Mar. 2025
The company’s finance chief also discussed SiriusXM last year signaling a shift away from spending heavily to sign up streaming subscribers, and instead putting a focus on cost efficiencies and its car subscription business.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chief
Adjective
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The president has touted these tariffs as a way to help the US government rely less on income taxes as a main form of revenue.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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Sean Penn co-stars as the film’s main villain, a steely-eyed colonel who looked pretty frigging scary in the footage, while Benicio del Toro is DiCaprio’s gun-toting, gonzo comrade.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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Israeli forces have rescued eight living hostages and recovered the bodies of dozens more.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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Albers’ lifelong exploration of how colors relate to one another has created a vast body of art, many with unexpected color pairings that can bring new energy to a space.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 Mar. 2025
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The Ukrainian leader has blamed Russia for the slow progress of talks, a sentiment echoed by his European backers.—
Jason D. Greenblatt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Apr. 2025
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Outback Presents, North America’s leading independent, full-service promoter of live entertainment, has expanded its Board of Directors to include several prominent industry leaders.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2025
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Robert Brill, Brill Media Forbes Business Council is the foremost growth and networking organization for business owners and leaders.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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One of the world’s foremost JFK assassination experts thinks there’s nothing in the mountains of classified government files that President Donald Trump ordered released this week that points away from Lee Harvey Oswald as the lone gunman that sunny day in Dallas 61 years ago.—
Josh Meyer,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
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Remember: at its core, innovation is about seeing a problem and solving it with a better process, product, or way of doing business.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Of course, as any grandmother will tell you, those things are important, too, but the core of hospitality is creating a sense of comfort where visitors (and family) feel truly at ease.—
Nicole Letts,
Southern Living,
23 Mar. 2025
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The Paley Center for Media opened its new archive, which comprises more than 160,000 television, radio programs and advertisements, at the Beverly Hills Public Library with a little help from FX boss John Landgraf.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
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Tomorrow, Saturday, March 22, the Artcore label boss is slated to take over New York City’s Brooklyn Storehouse.—
Lisa Kocay,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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His primary motive in life is to make money and get laid.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2025
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Mulgrew began his career at Glentoran, Linfield’s primary Belfast rivals.—
Colin Millar,
The Athletic,
23 Mar. 2025
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Since launching his campaign in March, Cuomo has taken a commanding lead in the polls and siphoned some of Adams’s old political coalition.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Big Cat still holds a commanding lead in career earnings at $120,999,166.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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“Chief.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chief. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.
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