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Recent Examples of taskmistress
The arrangement understandably makes commentators squirm: a white taskmistress keeping a black ward in her basement to turn out paintings on command.
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Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 24 June 2018
Stephen Metcalf, The Atlantic, 24 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for taskmistress
Noun
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Managers have a choice: remain taskmasters or become builders of talent.Nirit Cohen, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
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When the Jets had bombastic and playful Rex Ryan as their coach, the Giants had stern taskmaster Tom Coughlin.Mike Sando, The Athletic, 25 Nov. 2024
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Their father, Jack, was a strict disciplinarian and a heavy drinker, while their mother, Katherine, was a housewife with a history of depression, according to court documents.Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 17 Dec. 2024
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The elder Corcoran was a strict disciplinarian and a heavy drinker, according to court documents.Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 12 Dec. 2024
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But Muir’s co-moderator, Linsey Davis, was a different case: Davis wore a mannish, gray suit jacket and struck a pose of martinet — almost schoolmarmish — solemnity.Armond White, National Review, 20 Sep. 2024
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There’s Cece’s father, long vanished; Ronnie, a predator; Marcel, a martinet; Joel, a manipulator; and a random catcaller in the street, whom Cece sends scurrying away by turning her acting skills to practical use.Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
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“Taskmistress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/taskmistress. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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