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as in oversight
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
one of your responsibilities will be the supervision of all fund-raising activities for the club
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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
one of the senior editors took over supervision of the project while the editor-in-chief was on maternity leave
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Recent Examples of supervision
Gotham was the first city to open medical offices where addicts could shoot up under supervision of medical personnel behind one-way mirrors in case an addict needs an overdose rescue.
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Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The positions of Fed chair, vice chair and vice chair of supervision are all filled by current members of the Fed board, but are filled through separate confirmation votes.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
He was released from custody last year and completed post-release supervision requirements in December, according to Kansas Department of Corrections records.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2025
Even those who don’t serve prison time may face probation, court supervision, or job loss — especially in healthcare or public service fields.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2025
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Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 3 Aug. 2025
The positions of Fed chair, vice chair and vice chair of supervision are all filled by current members of the Fed board, but are filled through separate confirmation votes.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025
He was released from custody last year and completed post-release supervision requirements in December, according to Kansas Department of Corrections records.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2025
Even those who don’t serve prison time may face probation, court supervision, or job loss — especially in healthcare or public service fields.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
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But without enforceable safeguards, independent oversight, and a diversified economic strategy, those promises rarely match the hype.—
Marty Small Sr,
New York Daily News,
15 Aug. 2025
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Reuters reported last month that the CFTC had fired two dozen workers from its enforcement, market oversight, administration and data divisions.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Experts in business management have noted that companies generally don’t take measures on diversity and climate because of a political stance, but rather as a business decision.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
14 Aug. 2025
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Researchers created a breeding strategy that included monitoring reproductive behavior, strict incubation management and intensive care after birth, according to the release.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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That hands-on experience taught me how money moves through a business and instilled a deep respect for financial stewardship.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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This was the definition of a symbolic move, in large part due to frustration over Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's stewardship of the war in Gaza as well as the horrible images depicting starvation that are streaming out of the enclave.—
Zoltan Istvan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Aug. 2025
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President Erika Sloane, however, convinces Ethan to return to stop a self-aware artificial intelligence program called The Entity before the AI takes control of all the world’s nuclear arsenals and causes nuclear Armageddon.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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On Monday morning, Trump unveiled his plans, announcing a historic escalation of law enforcement in D.C. by deploying the National Guard to patrol the streets and placing the city’s police department under federal control.—
John R. Lott Jr,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
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Topline After 10,000 Air Canada striking flight attendants refused a government back-to-work order, Canada’s flagship carrier was forced to suspend operations and pull its financial guidance—while canceling flights for half a million passengers.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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If the retail giants keep eating tariff costs, that will show up on the bottom line and in their guidance.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
17 Aug. 2025
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Officials from the Central Business Section Third Shift, SWAT and the Central Civil Disturbance Response Team were involved in the operation.—
Hailey Roden,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
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The new Terminal 1, which will have its first full day of operations on Sept. 23, has 19 gates, plus dozens of new restaurants and stores, in addition to a 5,200-space parking garage.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Their huge fortunes are the legitimate wages of superintendence; in the struggle for existence, money is the token of success.—
Jeffery Vacante,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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In exchange for help from the league in obtaining loans, a country had to accept the league’s superintendence of its economic affairs.—
Branko Milanovic,
Foreign Affairs,
21 June 2022
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These accusations seem ludicrous, coming from an administration that fires federal workers for telling the truth, punishes news reporters and lawyers for doing their jobs and pardons MAGA thugs for attacking the U.S. Capitol.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Aug. 2025
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Lamont’s administration has made large investments in housing, including promising almost $1 billion toward housing in the last bonding package.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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