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Recent Examples of standard-bearer
Save for a few standard-bearers around the NBA — think the Celtics’ Payton Pritchard and the Warriors’ Stephen Curry — players of all ilk are content, generally, to let first or second-quarter buzzers end without chucking up an unlikely bomb that’d drop their field-goal percentage.
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Buttigieg, if his party’s 2028 standard-bearer, would be the nation’s first gay major-party presidential nominee.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Opening day for the White Sox, losers of a modern major league record 121 games a season ago; standard-bearers, now, of a new and unrivaled sort of sports misery.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
To Kieran Trippier: The standard-bearer and setter of standards.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Luca Evans, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Buttigieg, if his party’s 2028 standard-bearer, would be the nation’s first gay major-party presidential nominee.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 28 Mar. 2025
Opening day for the White Sox, losers of a modern major league record 121 games a season ago; standard-bearers, now, of a new and unrivaled sort of sports misery.
—Andrew Carter, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2025
To Kieran Trippier: The standard-bearer and setter of standards.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 15 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for standard-bearer
Noun
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Because in this age of generative AI, leaders are creating versions of themselves that operate without them.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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After a server at a Pilsen restaurant was attacked, a community wants justice The footage of two women brutally attacking a server at Taco Azteca, a longtime Mexican restaurant in Pilsen, last weekend has left a neighborhood reeling, according to residents and local leaders.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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Lowering interest is a way to help graduates pay down their principal faster instead of watching balances swell with interest each year.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Upon maturity, banks return the depositor’s principal plus interest.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
7 Apr. 2025
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In previous wars such a system might have led to inflated claims, like the controversial U.S. ‘body counts’ in Vietnam or the Russian system in which commanders regularly lie their superiors about their progress, the Ukrainian have a strict audit process.—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Instead, Charlie blackmails two superiors into some combat training and takes the matter of avenging his beloved into his own shaky hands, chasing leads from London to Paris to Istanbul.—
A.A. Dowd,
Rolling Stone,
11 Apr. 2025
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In a shocking report published March 24, Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of the Atlantic, revealed that he was accidentally added to a group chat in which very senior government officials planned a strike on the Houthi terror group in Yemen earlier this month.—
Ben Sales,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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Ultimately, that puts the financial burden on just a handful of franchises, with the Knicks chief among them.—
Mike Vorkunov,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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General manager Chris Drury has to make decisions involving his coach, his core and the players in supporting roles.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Both Mavs general manager Nico Harrison and Dumont have stated the team has no intentions of leaving Dallas.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
17 Apr. 2025
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The seven trustees oversee the superintendent and manage the district with a $524 million budget.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Donations under $5,000 without disbursement conditions may be accepted by the superintendent or the executive director of community partnerships & engagement.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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In 2003, Lauren sold the Giallo Modena–colored F50 to its current stewards.—
Viju Mathew,
Robb Report,
16 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, the race director’s event notes for each race remind the competitors that the stewards will invalidate a lap during qualifying and the race when a driver fails to stay within track limits.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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While trying to protect another enslaved person from being punished, she was struck in the head by a heavy metal weight thrown by an overseer.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Separately, Dimon encouraged the Senate to confirm Fed Governor Michelle Bowman as vice chair for supervision, the chief overseer of the banking and finance system.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Standard-bearer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standard-bearer. Accessed 28 Apr. 2025.
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