1
as in to oversee
to be in charge of
for each sailboat an experienced hand is assigned to supervise a novice seaman
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2
as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
supervises all the affairs of the athletic club, including hiring someone to run the summer tennis camp
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3
as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
we need someone to supervise the construction project while the foreman is in the hospital
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Recent Examples of supervise
Although the Surgeon General’s small staff nominally oversees the 6,000-member Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public Health Service, the Corps’ members are primarily supervised through the agencies where they are posted.
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Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
At the time, Wright had been away supervising work at Midway Gardens in Chicago.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Some dogs may need to be supervised at all times when playing with some of their toys.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Arthur L. Kellermann, Forbes.com, 11 May 2025
At the time, Wright had been away supervising work at Midway Gardens in Chicago.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
Paramount began to supervise our content in new ways.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 1 May 2025
Some dogs may need to be supervised at all times when playing with some of their toys.
—Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervise
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Air traffic control staffing issues and equipment failures have made national headlines in recent weeks due to a series of telecommunications outages at a facility that oversees air traffic at the Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Batlle, who previously worked with Branco as director of sales for theatrical distribution at Warner Bros. France, will oversee the creation of Studio TF1’s new theatrical distribution arm, including hiring a team.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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Deacon said Slimane, who left the creative helm of Celine last year, has managed his career with aplomb, pursuing his interests in design and photography, and working to his own timetable.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
5 May 2025
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Cortini has managed to distil his passion into the sonic signature of these unique IEMs.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
4 May 2025
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Organizers have already released details on how to watch the event live.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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But who could argue with that rotation policy watching Spurs play like this?—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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So, figuring out how to handle undoing was the first challenge.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
5 May 2025
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Airlines have been working with passengers to reschedule or refund tickets, but questions are starting to emerge about whether Newark will be able to handle the high volume of flights this summer.—
Alecia Reid,
CBS News,
4 May 2025
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Delta operates the world’s largest single airline hub at Atlanta.—
Ted Reed,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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The benefit is the ability to use a single keyboard, mouse, or trackpad to operate both the Mac and the iPad. Sidecar, on the other hand, solely turns your iPad into a wireless secondary display.—
Brenda Stolyar,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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In Manchester, the Glazers fly in and out on private jets and require security to attend games.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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Miami Mayor Francis Suarez was scheduled to attend a luncheon in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesday to kick off President Donald Trump’s multi-day Gulf tour, where the president hopes to secure major investment deals worth over $1 trillion.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
13 May 2025
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Serotonin plays a crucial role in regulating mood and sleep patterns.—
Sarah Jividen,
Verywell Health,
9 May 2025
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This is especially true in the current context where most countries are more focused on accelerating technology's capabilities than efforts to regulate it meaningfully and create societal guardrails.—
Yoshua Bengio,
Time,
9 May 2025
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This language is shorthand for Kyiv agreeing to permanent neutrality in return for a security guarantee and accepting that Russia controls swathes of Ukraine.—
Tom Balmforth,
USA Today,
12 May 2025
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After the fire is fully contained, the next step is to control it.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 May 2025
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervise. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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