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Recent Examples of mover and shaker
Two of the trade deadline’s biggest movers and shakers show off their new squads Friday night, with a NorCal squabble between the Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings.
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The Apprentice, which premiered at Cannes last year, tells the story of how veteran mover and shaker Cohn groomed and supported Trump in the 1970s and ’80s.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Still, the intent of this list has been to reveal something deeper than a quick trend: the movers and shakers in every corner of the NFL’s ecosystem who will help mold it for years to come.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Here, select guests can discover fine food and beverages, as well as informal opportunities to connect with industry movers and shakers.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
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Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
The Apprentice, which premiered at Cannes last year, tells the story of how veteran mover and shaker Cohn groomed and supported Trump in the 1970s and ’80s.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025
Still, the intent of this list has been to reveal something deeper than a quick trend: the movers and shakers in every corner of the NFL’s ecosystem who will help mold it for years to come.
—Jourdan Rodrigue, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Here, select guests can discover fine food and beverages, as well as informal opportunities to connect with industry movers and shakers.
—Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for mover and shaker
Noun
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But even these fat cat colleges aren’t safe.—
Emma Whitford,
Forbes,
7 Mar. 2025
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Hobbs has an untold vendetta against the fat cats who run the company, and Quinn, the firm’s only female manager, is consistently getting passed up for promotions that go to inferior men.—
Eddie Mouradian,
Vulture,
24 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Wyatt embodies the worst excesses of the final years of the big-label era, when companies were scouting, promoting, and quickly disposing of bands in a furious cycle to find the next big boy or girl group.—
James Factora,
Them,
20 Feb. 2025
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Around the time the series was announced, Simon Cowell — who played a role in forming One Direction on The X Factor, as did Scherzinger — unveiled plans to film a documentary series searching for the next big boy band.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Off-road vehicles need to be boxy, tall and large with big wheels and specialized tires -- these are terrible for range.—
Morgan Korn,
ABC News,
22 Mar. 2025
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One of the teachers at Abbott, Jacob (played by Chris Perfetti), paid homage to Sajak with his costume, which even included a big wheel.—
Kayla Caldwell,
Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2024
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New York’s big guns were silent, especially on the power play, which has been moribund for a month.—
Arthur Staple,
New York Times,
26 Mar. 2025
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The Devils mostly dictated play when Edmonton’s big guns weren’t on the ice.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
14 Mar. 2025
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Whether meeting a bad fate while trying to fix the ship or dying several times in vaccine trials (RIP Mickeys 12 to 16) our hard-luck main man navigates it all while being held in contempt by everyone around him besides his steely girlfriend Nasha (Naomi Ackie).—
Brian Truitt,
USA TODAY,
6 Mar. 2025
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In the executive world, the big news this week was Max and Stewart’s scoop revealing the exit of Amazon MGM Studios‘ main man on the international front, James Farrell.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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But a big cheese board affords the chance for people to try something new.—
Betty Hallock,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The other notables were The Secret Life of Pets, which graced the charts 38 times this year, and Home, which nabbed 31 days of its 117-day total in 2024.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
14 Dec. 2024
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Audible has production and development deals with other notables like President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama, Kerry Washington, Daniel Dae Kim, Lorne Michaels and James Patterson.—
Etan Vlessing,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Nov. 2024
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And if nothing else, there’s always the heavies to fall back on.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2025
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They’re supposed to be the reinforcements, the heavies, personally recruited by Quinn — a fugitive Army Intelligence Colonel! — and installed at Beck’s place, just like Paulie.—
Chris Klimek,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Mover and shaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mover%20and%20shaker. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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