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at the helm

ADJECTIVE
responsible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
answerable culpable guilty liable pledged subject
WEAK
at fault authoritative bonded bound bound to carrying the load censurable chargeable compelled constrained contracted decision-making devolving on duty-bound engaged executive exposed fettered hampered held high in authority in control incumbent minding the store obligated obliged on the hook open susceptive sworn to tied to blame under contract under obligation
Antonyms
STRONGEST
innocent right unaccountable
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excused exempt free immature immune irresponsible untrustworthy

Example Sentences

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The oil shock and elevated inflation were top worries for investors in the bond market Wednesday, as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell concluded his final press conference at the helm of the U.S. central bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

He had no reason to worry with James at the helm.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

At its current price, not a lot has to go right for this trillion-dollar conglomerate to generate market-beating returns—even without Warren Buffett at the helm.

From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026

Michael Mullins, 56, who had been at the helm of Stretford Grammar School in Greater Manchester for 17 years, died in the crash involving a car on Paddock Lane in Altrincham on Monday evening.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

Breakfast and lunch she ate alone, for the men were out in the dories and Captain Strøm stayed at the helm, poring over the sea charts.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood