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
The faculty of medicine’s dean at the time, Dermot Kelleher, referred Rosenberg to UBC’s Equity and Inclusion website.
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Jesse Brown, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Bay Window One former exec who still speaks regularly with Iger says Bay’s future as dean of USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism will help determine how much of an actual retirement phase Iger enters.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
In development for nearly 20 years, the most recent title from Adult Swim’s dean of action animation, Genndy Tartakovsky, had just one season and ten episodes to distinguish itself.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Still, spring and summer demand is likely to remain strong even if prices rise, said Alan Fyall, an associate dean of the University of Central Florida Rosen College of Hospitality Management.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Jesse Brown, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2026
Bay Window One former exec who still speaks regularly with Iger says Bay’s future as dean of USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism will help determine how much of an actual retirement phase Iger enters.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
In development for nearly 20 years, the most recent title from Adult Swim’s dean of action animation, Genndy Tartakovsky, had just one season and ten episodes to distinguish itself.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Still, spring and summer demand is likely to remain strong even if prices rise, said Alan Fyall, an associate dean of the University of Central Florida Rosen College of Hospitality Management.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dean
Noun
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Paul Mukilya, the school’s manager, said parents often are not supportive and the school's outreach officers are left to seek agreement with community elders for students to attend.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tobolowsky previously rejected motions from other Gateway elders, ruling that the suit was not a religious issue and could be handled in secular court.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Apr. 2026
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The play, like the movie, is loosely based on a robbery that took place in 1972, on a boiling-hot August day, when an eccentric, deep-in-debt Vietnam veteran named John Wojtowicz entered a Chase bank in Brooklyn with a gun and two accomplices, hoping for a quick score.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tickets are $15, general admission; and $10 for veterans, students, seniors, and PWD.—
Christina Mayo,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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Larijani is also close with former President Hassan Rouhani, who can be brought in from the cold as the doyen of the regime’s West-facing faction.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
1 Mar. 2026
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Buñuel, Bergman, Éric Rohmer, Satyajit Ray, Miloš Forman, and plenty of Andrzej Wajda and Miklós Jancsó—the Hungarian doyen of the long take.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Rangers need another strong campaign from the two elder statesmen on the starting staff.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
23 Mar. 2026
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The franchise’s elder statesmen understand that Jokic is an inextricable aspect of any conversation about Murray’s developing legacy.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
15 Feb. 2026
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McCarty and many council members elevated micro-communities as a cost-effective way to house Sacramento’s seniors.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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According to Mikus Leghy, the model will be membership based, where seniors can pay a fee to get access to services.—
Sierra Knoch,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Dean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dean. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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