as in elder
the senior member of a group
the dean of the Aspen ski instructors oversaw the training of the rescue team
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Recent Examples of dean
Modern college chaplains, deans, and directors of religious life have taken on a new grab bag of duties.
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Cornelia Powers, The Atlantic, 18 May 2025
The audience was private, but the Vatican released Leo’s prepared text and that of the dean of the diplomatic corps.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
In a 2009 case, the Supreme Court said FERPA is only about the records that are permanently stored in the principal’s office or the dean’s office and a file that corresponds to a student’s name.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
With the cardinals filing in two at a time, the dean of the college gave a lengthy oath including a vow to protect the church’s freedom and the secrecy of the conclave, and to avoid any secular politics in their votes.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
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Cornelia Powers, The Atlantic, 18 May 2025
The audience was private, but the Vatican released Leo’s prepared text and that of the dean of the diplomatic corps.
—Nicole Winfield, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2025
In a 2009 case, the Supreme Court said FERPA is only about the records that are permanently stored in the principal’s office or the dean’s office and a file that corresponds to a student’s name.
—Holly Yan, CNN Money, 10 May 2025
With the cardinals filing in two at a time, the dean of the college gave a lengthy oath including a vow to protect the church’s freedom and the secrecy of the conclave, and to avoid any secular politics in their votes.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dean
Noun
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Douglas is beguiling enough with her humorous, spunky performance, and MacCormac capably keeps up with her; Will Sasso and Kevin Durand are welcome supporting players as a few of the oddly aggressive town elders.—
Katie Walsh,
Twin Cities,
9 May 2025
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Charlotte glanced toward her elders before offering a final wave.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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With Jarrett and the rookie Turner entering the rotation with Dexter and returning veteran tackles Chris Williams, Zacch Pickens and Jonathan Ford, the Bears have created some healthy competition at defensive tackle.—
Sean Hammond,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2025
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In addition to the soldiers who died at Camp Sumter, Andersonville National Cemetery is also the final resting place for thousands of service members from just about every U.S. conflict, not all of whom were prisoners of war but all of whom are veterans.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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The newcomers to their abode are Jerry, a hunky Mormon flight attendant (Bomer), and Arthur, a haughty fashion doyen recently fired from Vogue (Graham).—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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The newcomers to their abode are Jerry, a hunky Mormon flight attendant (Bomer), and Arthur, a haughty fashion doyen recently fired from Vogue (Graham).—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Mar. 2025
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The tour, which paired pop-punk’s elder statesmen with its ascendant newcomers, saw Blink-182 closing each night, despite Green Day being the band Hoppus idolized growing up.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
20 May 2025
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Before becoming the beloved elder statesman of the former presidents club in 1980, Jimmy Carter earned the ire of his successors for his outspokenness.—
Peter Kastor,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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Under second-year coach Merissa Guzman and without any seniors on the roster, the Trojans are unlikely finalists, wild cards with only two victories in the Pacific Coast League.—
Martin Henderson,
Oc Register,
25 May 2025
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Well, despite graduating 14 seniors and starting an entirely different unit with little varsity experience, Lowell (16-2) edged Methuen and Chelmsford to do just that.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
24 May 2025
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“Dean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dean. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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