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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
These call for enforcing ample limits on presidential power while leaving plenty of room for principled executive action, whether concerning good-faith stewardship of statutory requirements or the handling of foreign affairs.
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
According to emails shared with NPR, the online training systems the bureau has relied on for its mandatory data stewardship training are set to no longer be available to the agency.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
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Farther afield in New Zealand, the Marris family at Marisco Family Vineyards is upholding three generations of producing wines through dedicated environmental stewardship.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Since then, Earth Day has become an annual reflection on environmental stewardship.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
According to emails shared with NPR, the online training systems the bureau has relied on for its mandatory data stewardship training are set to no longer be available to the agency.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
Wines to try: Revelation by Goose Chardonnay 23 Revelation by Goose Ridge Rose 23
Revelation by Goose Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 23
Farther afield in New Zealand, the Marris family at Marisco Family Vineyards is upholding three generations of producing wines through dedicated environmental stewardship.
—Lana Bortolot, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Since then, Earth Day has become an annual reflection on environmental stewardship.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stewardship
Noun
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Which is already more than can be said for Rockies management right about now.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 May 2025
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Indeed, many do function as autonomous sets of creative teams, with little formal management to hinder their progress.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The only real way to exercise oversight and have a voice would be through the ranking memberships on important committees, particularly the House Oversight, Judiciary, Agriculture, and Energy and Commerce Committees.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2025
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And thanks to what many consider to be a loophole in the 2018 farm bill, THC beverage makers have been able to rapidly launch their products across the country with little oversight.—
Danielle Wiener-Bronner,
CNN Money,
10 May 2025
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Connelly is accused of a bevy of misdeeds in the letter, including instructing West on how to self-administer nitrous oxide without any medical supervision or safeguards.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2025
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She was sentenced in 2018 to a maximum of 40 years of state mental health supervision.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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Francis was notable, and divisive, for his stances striking a more welcoming tone toward LGBTQ+ Catholics and women in church leadership roles, which won some global praise but angered conservative critics.—
Conor Murray,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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Democratic leadership took Krell’s name off the bill, and replaced it with Assemblymembers Nick Schultz, D-Burbank, and Stephanie Nguyen, D-Elk Grove.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2025
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Hours before he was announced as the sole finalist for the University of Florida’s top job last Sunday, Ono was booed during a commencement address in Ann Arbor over his handling of campus protests.—
Ian Hodgson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 May 2025
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Just 40 percent of Americans approved of his handling of the economy, while 56 percent disapproved.—
Emma Marsden,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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The Hanged Man asks you to fully surrender control and embrace this chapter of stillness.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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That proposal would see Moscow de facto control parts of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk regions that Russia occupies but does not fully control.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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Francis was outspoken against the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration and was a fierce critic of the wars in Gaza and Ukraine.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Trump’s social media announcement caps a day of speculation that the president was planning to push Waltz out of his administration altogether.—
Mike Brest,
The Washington Examiner,
1 May 2025
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This is our chance to do it, for the sake of our democracy to work with every Democrat to save child care, and make Gov. Ron DeSantis change his mind to save child care, and for even Sen. Rick Scott to join in this effort.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
3 May 2025
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While this action may have appeared unusual to outsiders who are accustomed to immediate access to basic goods and services, this show of resilience and care—not to mention incredible physical and logistical coordination—was not a surprise to many.—
Catherine Jessee,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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“Stewardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewardship. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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