as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
the earl couldn't imagine how he'd manage without his steward
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as in to oversee
to look after and make decisions about
will steward the city's library programs
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Recent Examples of steward
Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
Managers are the frontline stewards of any big organizational change.
—Teuila Hanson, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Pahlavi is offering himself as a transitional figure to steward Iran toward democracy.
—Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
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Noun
For 12 years, Maduro presided over the hollowing out of Venezuela as the steward of Chavismo, the hybrid regime forged by Hugo Chavez that wrapped authoritarianism in a democratic disguise.
—Boris Muñoz, Time, 3 Apr. 2026
Managers are the frontline stewards of any big organizational change.
—Teuila Hanson, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
His daughter is in a shelter in Jerusalem, helping steward a group of 18-year-olds on a gap year program.
—Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2026
Pahlavi is offering himself as a transitional figure to steward Iran toward democracy.
—Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steward
Noun
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The latter is less of a mother to Agnes than Rosa (Kira Guloien), one of the household’s many Marthas (put-upon domestic servants).—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Her house is immense and kept in immaculate condition by her family’s servants (the Marthas).—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
2 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The Kansas City Election Board oversees elections for Kansas City, Missouri, residents who live south of the river.—
Rashad Alexander,
Kansas City Star,
6 Apr. 2026
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The project was overseen by Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed al-Nahyan, the President’s brother and the nation’s spymaster.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Mortensen’s lawyer Daniela Diaz said that her client is requesting that child visitation be supervised by a facility that can act as a go-between.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026
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That includes ethical duties to verify information and supervise tools-AI included.—
Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
Verb
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This begs the question as to how Woodland, who qualified for The Masters by winning in Houston, will be able to manage his PTSD this week during one of golf’s elite events.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Any tweaks would lie solely with the software that manages the engines, given engine hardware is locked in until 2027 under F1’s homologation rules.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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More importantly, Slaughter expanded her game, operating more in the post, rebounding at a higher level and continuing to handle the ball effectively.—
Aaron Segal,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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In a statement Friday, before the AALA results were released, a district spokesperson said school operations would depend on which employees participate in a strike, ranging from campuses remaining open to operating with limited services or potentially closing.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Organic pesticides can still have environmental impacts because they are designed to control living organisms.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
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But the website isn’t full of articles about how the earth is flat or how aliens are controlling our government.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Animal Control contracts an outside vendor, PetData, to handle licensing on its behalf.—
Nick Sullivan,
Charlotte Observer,
6 Apr. 2026
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This adult needs to be treated like one that can handle her own problems.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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During a recent focus group of twenty Gen Z Republicans conducted by the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, a subset of participants were asked to share their thoughts on Hitler.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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The officers conducted a pat frisk, allegedly finding a firearm from one suspect’s jacket, police said.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Steward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steward. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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