DRIVER'S SEATS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

driver's seats

noun

plural of driver's seat

as in helms

the place of leadership or command with her boss's early retirement, she unexpectedly found herself in the driver's seat

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Noun

The young chef helms Maximo, a modern Mexican restaurant focused on heirloom corn and masa in the West University Place area of Houston.

— Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 16 June 2026
Charlie Day helms Luigi, Jack Black is Bowser, Kevin Michael Richardson as Kamek and Keegan-Michael Key will play Toad.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2026

Definition of helms

Noun

For now, his dream to referee at a men’s World Cup must wait until 2030 at the earliest when the tournament heads to Spain, Portugal and Morocco.

— Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Trump frequently posts official government announcements exclusively on Truth Social, including military attacks and ceasefires, the hiring and firing of agency heads, and major domestic policies, the lawsuit said.

— Jon Brodkin, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of heads

Noun

Wall Street downgrades Apple With less than one month to go before Tim Cook hands over the Apple CEO reins to John Ternus, the iPhone maker is facing cascading challenges.

— Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Any talk of changing the rules, salary cap or otherwise, to put reins on this kind of success would propagate underperformance and penalize this fascinating culture of constant improvement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of reins

Noun

No manufacturer wants a multimillion-dollar jet sitting on the tarmac awaiting chairs or flying across the Atlantic carrying ghost suites.

— Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
In the kitchen, Daytrip updated an original orange bench with new cushions, and paired it with a Charlotte Perriand table and chairs by Pierre Chapo.

— Nicolas Milon, Architectural Digest, 15 Aug. 2026

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