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as in director
a person who directs a musical ensemble
The orchestra thanked their conductor for pulling together such a memorable performance.
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Recent Examples of conductor
Also a pianist and conductor, Schifrin won four Grammys on 19 career nominations spanning 40 years and was a six-time Academy Award nominee for The Sting II, The Competition, The Amityville Horror, Voyage of the Damned, The Fox and Cool Hand Luke.
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 June 2025
The ending serves as a handy reminder that the zombie movie, more than perhaps any other strain of horror cinema, can be a potent conductor of allegory, metaphor, and polemic.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
The Swiss international was dubbed ‘the conductor of the orchestra’ at Atalanta because of his ability to dictate the tempo.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Leave it to Megan Abbott to tap into the American zeitgeist and play on her readers’ fears like a conductor leading a doomsday orchestra.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 June 2025
The ending serves as a handy reminder that the zombie movie, more than perhaps any other strain of horror cinema, can be a potent conductor of allegory, metaphor, and polemic.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 25 June 2025
The Swiss international was dubbed ‘the conductor of the orchestra’ at Atalanta because of his ability to dictate the tempo.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 20 June 2025
Leave it to Megan Abbott to tap into the American zeitgeist and play on her readers’ fears like a conductor leading a doomsday orchestra.
—Jim Ruland, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for conductor
Noun
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Cheatle resigned as director shortly after her testimony.—
Annabella Rosciglione,
The Washington Examiner,
13 July 2025
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Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Department of Emergency Management, helped facilitate the tour and told lawmakers that those with yellow wristbands, the lowest level, had committed noncriminal offenses such as traffic violations.—
Kairi Lowery,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 July 2025
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Thill highlighted that the survey also reflected that Amazon Prime remains the most popular membership and a major loyalty driver for the company.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
6 July 2025
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Alex Palou, driver of the #10 DHL Team Ganassi Honda drives during the NTT INDYCAR Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg on March 02, 2025 in St Petersburg, Florida.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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For Good will also feature two new songs for Glinda and Elphaba, with Grande and Erivo both working alongside the musical’s original composer Stephen Schwartz.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
10 July 2025
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Founded in 1977 by French composer Jacques Loussier, Miraval Studios famously welcomed such recording artists as Pink Floyd, The Cure, Sade, Sting and Elton John before going silent in the early 2000s.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
9 July 2025
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The agency is still updating its drone policies, training drone operators and developing the capabilities of its new aviation division, the report said.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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The project includes a $6.2-million investment in interceptor drones, operator training and new mobile response units, according to the head of the Kyiv Military Administration.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
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Elton John Elton John was one of the many English musicians to perform at Wembley Stadium.—
Janelle Ash,
FOXNews.com,
13 July 2025
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At $499, the new LCD-S20 are Audeze’s most affordable LCD headphones, bringing the benefits of planar-magnetic technology to producers, musicians and audiophiles who need acoustic isolation.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
13 July 2025
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Perhaps no more than a few hundreds of AI top talents worldwide possess this caliber of expertise, a scarcity inflating salaries to star levels while reducing the job prospect of software engineers whose programming skills can be automated.—
Gerui Wang,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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The research paper comes from a SpaceX engineer named Forrest Fankhauser and three astronomers including J. Anthony Tyson, a professor at the University of California, Davis, and chief scientist at the Rubin observatory.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
11 July 2025
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The White House sent letters to leaders of several countries announcing blanket tariffs ranging from 25% to 40% starting Aug. 1.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
8 July 2025
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The Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, addresses the audience to celebrate his 90th birthday at Tsuglagkhang, the Dalai Lama Temple, on July 06, 2025 in Dharamshala, India.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
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Read on to discover our guide to Carova, North Carolina.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
5 July 2025
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Check out our guides to the Best Sleeping Bags and the Best Backpacking Sleeping Pads.—
Scott Gilbertson,
Wired News,
5 July 2025
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“Conductor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conductor. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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