as in helm
the place of leadership or command
with her boss's early retirement, she unexpectedly found herself in the driver's seat
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Recent Examples of driver's seat
One of the guns was registered to Williams' brother and stored in the floorboard behind the driver's seat.
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Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
Speaking of charging, a J1772 port is situated on the left behind the driver's seat, which will fill the 29.8 kWh battery in five hours on a standard level 2 EV charger.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025
Watch sinkhole swallow truck in Japan Truck driver remains trapped in sinkhole
Even eight hours following the collapse, the man remained trapped inside his truck due to the driver's seat being filled with sand and mud, Nippon TV station reported.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The Seattle Seahawks occupy the division's driver's seat at 8-5 with games left to play against the Packers, Vikings, Bears, and Rams, who could potentially tie them with a Week 15 victory.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 25 Nov. 2024
Speaking of charging, a J1772 port is situated on the left behind the driver's seat, which will fill the 29.8 kWh battery in five hours on a standard level 2 EV charger.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2025
Watch sinkhole swallow truck in Japan Truck driver remains trapped in sinkhole
Even eight hours following the collapse, the man remained trapped inside his truck due to the driver's seat being filled with sand and mud, Nippon TV station reported.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 28 Jan. 2025
The Seattle Seahawks occupy the division's driver's seat at 8-5 with games left to play against the Packers, Vikings, Bears, and Rams, who could potentially tie them with a Week 15 victory.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for driver's seat
Noun
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Tesla's stock gained 5.3% after media reports that CEO Elon Musk might leave his role as White House adviser and return to the helm at the carmaker.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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After more than a decade Jérôme Lambert has returned to the helm of Jaeger-LeCoultre, and in some ways nothing much has changed.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
Noun
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The dining room on the floor below has deep red carpets, gold chairs, burl wood walls in a herringbone pattern and reflective metallic paint on the ceiling that intensifies the rotating 360 degree views.—
Laurie Werner,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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Johan took over as chair in 2011, when preparations for the Moderna Museet show, which would audaciously reframe af Klint as an artist of world-historical importance, were just beginning.—
Jay Cheshes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Driver's seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/driver%27s%20seat. Accessed 6 Apr. 2025.
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