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as in director
a person who directs a musical ensemble
The orchestra thanked their conductor for pulling together such a memorable performance.
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Recent Examples of conductor
When thieves cut air hoses in remote areas, conductors and engineers are stranded along with the disabled train.
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The 54-year-old German is a composer as well as a conductor.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
The arpeggio of the song was played by an American gentleman who is a pianist but has also been the Golden Globes music conductor for the past two years.
—Katherine Gillespie, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
During his tenure, the charismatic conductor became a bona fide celebrity in the city and elevated the orchestra to wide recognition as the most important in the country.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The 54-year-old German is a composer as well as a conductor.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 26 Feb. 2025
The arpeggio of the song was played by an American gentleman who is a pianist but has also been the Golden Globes music conductor for the past two years.
—Katherine Gillespie, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
During his tenure, the charismatic conductor became a bona fide celebrity in the city and elevated the orchestra to wide recognition as the most important in the country.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conductor
Noun
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The director of Last Call, Gil Mehmert, is acclaimed for visually and emotionally rich productions such as German productions of ONCE, The Elephant Man, and Cabaret.—
Court Stroud,
Forbes,
16 Mar. 2025
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For any directors out there: Put me in a horror movie!—
Joey Nolfi,
EW.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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The water pressure then causes the vehicle to rise and slide on a thin layer of water between the tires and the road, making the driver lose control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
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Williams driver Carlos Sainz has acknowledged the tough challenges that come with switching Formula One teams after his debut race with the outfit ended in a crash into the barriers.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
20 Mar. 2025
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The radicalism is that neither composer nor librettist reveals that this actually works.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2025
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Richmond's accomplishments as a composer are as staggering as Fey's — who's won three Emmys out of 18 nominations — as a comedic actor.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
10 Mar. 2025
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Helping customers reduce dependency on human operators has become increasingly important, especially when talent is scarce and institutional knowledge is hard to maintain.—
Joel Scutchfield,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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Many of the biggest data center operators — including Club names Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Amazon — also have since reaffirmed their spending AI spending plans for the year ahead.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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Swift and Kelce first sparked dating rumors in September 2023, after the Midnights musician attended a handful of the NFL star's games.—
Nicholas Rice,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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But he’s been performing as a musician for years, forming the indie band Corporal in 2007 after relocating to New York, and his cover-band collaborations with fellow Chicagoan Narducy go back more than a decade.—
Doug George,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Mar. 2025
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So now John, a retired engineer and entrepreneur, is trustee of Peter Seidler’s trust, the entity that owns 24% of the team.—
Kevin Acee,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Initiatives like these can help young adults enter the construction workforce and usher in the next generation of engineers and construction workers. 2.—
James Barlow,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Olympic Journey: Failure In 2008 Elana had finished an outstanding college softball career at GWU as the all-time leader in many offensive categories.—
Tim Genske,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Russian drone attack sparks massive blazes in Odesa The strike came shortly before Czech Republic President Peter Pavel visited Odesa early Friday morning and held meetings with the city’s leaders and officials from other southern regions.—
ILLIA NOVIKOV,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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The Heritage Foundation is most recently known as the publisher and leader of Project 2025, a conservative federal policy guide mirroring many of President Donald Trump's policies.—
Lisa Richwine,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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For more, check out How to Shop for Vinyl Online and How to Clean Vinyl, or our guides on the Best Turntables or Best Bookshelf Speakers.—
Parker Hall,
WIRED,
19 Mar. 2025
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“Conductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conductor. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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