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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
generally the dean left the day-to-day stewardship of the college to the assistant dean
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as in oversight
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
she believes that stewardship of the environment is everyone's responsibility
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Recent Examples of stewardship
For Hill and many others living in the region, the salamander has become an icon of the area’s fragile aquatic ecosystems, a poignant symbol of the area’s environmental stewardship and conservation efforts.
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Michelle Mastro, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
Bill Murray as Arthur Howitzer Jr. in The French Dispatch
Arthur Howitzer Jr.’s stewardship over the titular French Dispatch publication ties together the four segments of Anderson’s 2021 film as well as provides the movie with its elegiac heart.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The Acjachemen Nation has also collaborated with World Surf League’s One Ocean, California State Parks, San Onofre Parks Foundation and other local organizations, to restore native habitats and elevate the visibility of their environmental stewardship, Poveda said.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 June 2025
Its continued vitality and accessibility depend on thoughtful stewardship.
—Jessica Hanson York, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
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Michelle Mastro, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 June 2025
Bill Murray as Arthur Howitzer Jr. in The French Dispatch
Arthur Howitzer Jr.’s stewardship over the titular French Dispatch publication ties together the four segments of Anderson’s 2021 film as well as provides the movie with its elegiac heart.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 June 2025
The Acjachemen Nation has also collaborated with World Surf League’s One Ocean, California State Parks, San Onofre Parks Foundation and other local organizations, to restore native habitats and elevate the visibility of their environmental stewardship, Poveda said.
—Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 8 June 2025
Its continued vitality and accessibility depend on thoughtful stewardship.
—Jessica Hanson York, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stewardship
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Girls may, for example, struggle with time management, daydreaming or being a chatterbox and are more likely to be diagnosed with the primarily inattentive type of ADHD over the hyperactive type.—
Daliah Singer,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 July 2025
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Emotional intelligence and the soft skills necessary to inspire hope are often seen as part of culture or talent management, rather than leveraged as strategic assets.—
Camille Nicita,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Meanwhile, OpenAI has still not answered fundamental questions about how their conversion to a public benefit corporation will maintain the nonprofit’s independent oversight.—
Orson Aguilar,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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Going forward, the county commission, in its oversight role, expects reports from the treasurer's office on penal fines going to libraries.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
10 July 2025
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Instead, they were placed under an order of supervision, which required them to check in annually with immigration officials.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 July 2025
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Digital Nomads Cultivate Self-Reliance That Drives Performance Working without direct supervision requires a high level of discipline.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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These kinds of programs tend to be an easier sell for leadership, because the money is already budgeted.—
Brit Morse,
Fortune,
10 July 2025
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That type of resiliency is an admirable trait that McDaniel needs to find a way to carry over to the 2025 Dolphins, which are younger, less experienced, and has a leadership void to fill.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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Several after-action reports from the massive protests in 2020 found glaring problems in the department’s handling of the demonstrations, concluding that poor planning, inadequate training and inconsistent leadership within the department contributed to disorder in the streets.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
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Instead of making plans on the fly as the fire burned, agencies had already planned out specifics for the smooth handling of communications, evacuation plans and resources that would need to be called in.—
Erika I. Ritchie,
Oc Register,
10 July 2025
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As air boss of the USS Midway, Jumper guided scores of evacuation helicopters onto the aircraft carrier’s deck during a chaotic, hair-raising 30-hour period in April 1975, as North Vietnamese forces were taking control of Saigon.—
Gary Robbins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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The return for Baker, reflecting the high price for a reliever under club control for three additional seasons, will help in that regard.—
Levi Weaver,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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Laing emphasized that the Gloria administration had adopted many reforms to ensure that past city real-estate mistakes would not be repeated.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 July 2025
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According to him, the city inhabitants were feeling betrayed when it became known that Mariupol's mayor and his administration had left the city in the first days of the full-scale Russian aggression.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 July 2025
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Congress set aside money for the programs to provide academic support, enrichment and child care to mostly low-income families.—
Bianca Vázquez Toness,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Leguizamo passionately defended undocumented and legal immigrants as essential to the nation’s infrastructure, from food production and child care to healthcare and construction.—
Heather Hunter,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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“Stewardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewardship. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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