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Recent Examples of headmaster
Series two sees a new era for St Gilbert’s, with headmaster Bernard, who had brought the scholarship students into the school, suspended following a school rebellion.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
The headmaster denied the allegations, and the lawsuit involving the private Christian school was closed in February 2019.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
No actors have been confirmed for the series to date, though reports are that Mark Rylance is at the top of the casting wishlist to play beloved Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore, and Paapa Essiedu is reportedly high on the wishlist to play Severus Snape.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Variety previously reported that Academy Award winner Mark Rylance was in the running for the role of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
The headmaster denied the allegations, and the lawsuit involving the private Christian school was closed in February 2019.
—Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
No actors have been confirmed for the series to date, though reports are that Mark Rylance is at the top of the casting wishlist to play beloved Hogwarts headmaster Dumbledore, and Paapa Essiedu is reportedly high on the wishlist to play Severus Snape.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Variety previously reported that Academy Award winner Mark Rylance was in the running for the role of Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmaster
Noun
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employs more than 18,000 people, ranging from teachers and principals to assistants, custodians and secretaries.—
Gavin Off,
Charlotte Observer,
27 Jan. 2025
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Roxanne Martinez, a school board member with the Fort Worth Independent School District, said district officials were aware of and investigating a social media post purportedly written by a North Side High School teacher that seemed to invite immigration officers to arrest students at their school.—
Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports,
arkansasonline.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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On the other side of the room, a wooden schoolmaster’s desk is another cherished piece.—
Lennie Omalza,
The Courier-Journal,
20 June 2024
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In the original Irving tale, the character of Katrina — the young woman in Sleepy Hollow who schoolmaster Ichabod Crane and prankster Brom Bones covet as a future bride — has only a small part.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Oct. 2023
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The church is the spiritual home to about 500 families, according to the church's rector, the Rev. Bruce Freeman.—
Sarah Ventre,
NPR,
12 Jan. 2025
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Wiley, the rector of Trinity Episcopal Church in Towson, will lead an outdoor prayer service at the house of worship Tuesday night as a way of blessing the people of a country that have so often seemed bitterly divided over politics.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Nov. 2024
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Jonathan Bailey also stars as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as munchkin Boq, Michelle Yeoh as headmistress Madame Morrible, Peter Dinklage as Dr. Dillamond and Jeff Goldblum as The Wizard.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Neither the stage production nor the musical can do much with the melodramatic Madame Morrible, the headmistress at Shiz who becomes a key player in the Wonderful Wizard of Oz’s fascist machinations.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Dec. 2024
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Who Is Amanda Riley? Riley is a former schoolteacher from California who gained notoriety for her fraudulent activities.—
Barbara A. Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025
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Nyree, a schoolteacher, headed upstairs to take a shower.—
Anne-Marie Green,
CBS News,
25 Jan. 2025
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Get Discounts and Lift Tickets at Other Mountains Another wallet win: instructors get access to a wide range of pro discounts.—
Lizzy Rosenberg,
Outside Online,
26 Jan. 2025
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The trial revealed that though Chris worked as a golf instructor, his primary financial support came from Carson, who gave him $35,000 annually and bought him cars and a home.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
25 Jan. 2025
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Parents, educators, and legislators across the political spectrum are recognizing that without smart policies, excessive and inappropriate technology use harms our children.—
Raj Goyle,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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Buy Now: $57 Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, also known as the World Wine Guys, are wine, spirits, food, and travel writers, educators, and hosts.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
23 Jan. 2025
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The course is a two-year Master of Fine Arts degree and will prepare students to enter the industry as intimacy coordinators for film and visual media, intimacy directors for theater and live performance, and intimacy pedagogues for teaching in education and in the profession.—
Patrick Frater,
Variety,
20 Mar. 2023
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His main teacher was Leon Russianoff, a leading clarinet pedagogue of the latter half of the 20th century, after whom Mr. Drucker would name his son.—
Daniel J. Wakin,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2022
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“Headmaster.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/headmaster. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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