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Recent Examples of rector
Ryan said Sheridan kept other board members in the dark, including the rector at the time of his departure.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2025
When the university rector, church historian Karl Heussi, opposed Frick’s request, the students’ association, already dominated by National Socialist sympathizers, rebelled.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
More than two dozen UVA Health leaders signed a letter to the university's rector and interim president, asking them to give Rosner the permanent position, the organization said in a news release.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Even the prolific scientist and inventor Benjamin Franklin, who would play a key role in both the American Revolution and the foundation of the new republic, took time out of a diplomatic trip to England to visit the intelligent rector.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 24 Nov. 2025
When the university rector, church historian Karl Heussi, opposed Frick’s request, the students’ association, already dominated by National Socialist sympathizers, rebelled.
—Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025
More than two dozen UVA Health leaders signed a letter to the university's rector and interim president, asking them to give Rosner the permanent position, the organization said in a news release.
—Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Sep. 2025
Even the prolific scientist and inventor Benjamin Franklin, who would play a key role in both the American Revolution and the foundation of the new republic, took time out of a diplomatic trip to England to visit the intelligent rector.
—Big Think, 9 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rector
Noun
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The struggle inspired a young Newcastle schoolmaster named Thomas Spence to develop the world’s first basic income proposal.—
Will Glovinsky,
The Conversation,
30 Mar. 2026
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His father, Robert, was a Cambridge graduate and a schoolmaster who died in 1879, leaving a modest estate, of which Henry, the eldest of eight children, was an executor.—
Ben Yagoda,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The chapter recently held an alumni meeting at the residence of the headmaster of a local private high school.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
27 Apr. 2026
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The child's parent first reported the incident to the school's assistant headmaster later that afternoon.—
David Chiu,
PEOPLE,
9 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Kaukauna Area School District released a statement on Monday saying it had been made aware of the post and that Meyer, who has worked as a teacher in the district for more than 20 years, had been placed on administrative leave.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Mata and other teachers said Soliz was unable to answer questions about how the chart was created, including grade levels and how many students were included in the data.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The instructor will start off by giving attendees a prompt to spark creativity along with stress-reducing breathing exercises.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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Many local instructors will be participating in a rally organized by the North Carolina Association of Educators in downtown Raleigh to call for more state investment in education.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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Harford County Council member and schoolteacher Jacob Bennett will return to the classroom after an investigation by Child Protective Services found a complaint against him was unsubstantiated.—
Matt Hubbard,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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In America, Vidala was a schoolteacher named Vivian.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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As a result, educators are leaving the profession, classrooms are overcrowded, and mental health counselors and other critical supports are disappearing.—
Kevin Vick,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
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Many educators say schools could do more to include students labeled EBD in general education classrooms.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The series is devised and curated by poet/singer-songwriter/teacher Darius Degher who, along with poet-pedagogue Marit Anderson and local arts impresario Michael Schmitt, hosts the readings, according to a news release.—
News Release,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Captain İsmet, Detective Kenan, and pedagogue Aysun uncover dark truths hidden in the town’s silence, where fear and guilt protect the killer.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2026
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Donald Trump, too, is scaling up a model whose original preceptor was Orbán.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Nataly Degante and Mayra Vargas, who graduated in 2023, have begun working as preceptors — practitioners who supervise interns or students during clinical trainings — at organizations in Los Angeles.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Rector.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rector. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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