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Deadline first reported that John Lithgow was nearing final talks for the role of Albus Dumbledore, the aloof yet powerful headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Lithgow, 79, confirmed to Screen Rant in an interview published Tuesday he is set to play Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
John Lawlor, the actor who starred on The Facts of Life as the headmaster of Eastland Academy, has died at age 83 — and his former costars paid tribute to his memory amid the news.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Actor John Lithgow announced in an interview that he’s set to play Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, in the upcoming series.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
Lithgow, 79, confirmed to Screen Rant in an interview published Tuesday he is set to play Hogwarts headmaster Albus Dumbledore.
—Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 26 Feb. 2025
John Lawlor, the actor who starred on The Facts of Life as the headmaster of Eastland Academy, has died at age 83 — and his former costars paid tribute to his memory amid the news.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 26 Feb. 2025
Actor John Lithgow announced in an interview that he’s set to play Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts, in the upcoming series.
—Callum Booth, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for headmaster
Noun
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Improvement in these key areas will improve issues around declining enrollment, stakeholder mistrust and retention of great teachers and staff.—
Silas Allen,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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The open-plan interior also facilitates interaction between the family and crew of seven, plus a teacher and speech therapist.—
Katia Damborsky,
Robb Report,
20 Apr. 2025
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See Episode 5, where the killer frames a schoolmaster’s murder as suicide within a locked room, the laughably lazy explanation for which wouldn’t appear out of place in a pantomime.—
Jon O'Brien,
IndieWire,
20 Mar. 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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The church’s rector, also a slaveholder, was very concerned with converting Black and Indigenous Bostonians.—
Ari Daniel,
Smithsonian Magazine,
17 Apr. 2025
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Mayall was also a rector for Holy Name Cathedral beginning in January 2002.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2025
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The headmistress of her school created bizarre ways to segregate her from the rest of the students, and when Kitty rebelled against these rules, she was expelled.—
Rebekah Taussig,
TIME,
19 Feb. 2025
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The film also stars Michelle Yeoh as Shiz University’s headmistress Madame Morrible; Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero; Ethan Slater as Boq; Marissa Bode in her feature-film debut as Nessarose, Elphaba’s favored sister; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard.—
Robert Lang,
Deadline,
13 Dec. 2024
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She was born in 1947, the daughter of a schoolteacher and the famous novelist Osamu Dazai.—
Robert Rubsam,
The Atlantic,
24 Mar. 2025
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My entry in the writing contest caused a scandal among the schoolteachers.—
Yiyun Li,
The New Yorker,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The cruise will be hosted by pro pickleball instructor Bob McDowell.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
21 Apr. 2025
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Expert instructors will teach you strategies to network successfully, revamp your resume and confidently transition into your dream career.—
Judy Lagrou,
CNBC,
20 Apr. 2025
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What sets Whop apart is its broad approach—positioning itself not just as a platform for online educators but for any digital entrepreneur looking to sell a service, community, or tool.—
Ethan Stone,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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The House proposed higher raises for educators than the Senate during the last budget cycle in 2023.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Apr. 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 24 Apr. 2025.
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