bossing

present participle of boss

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • As the film starts, Maria is first met supervising a class trip to the local cider factory owned by local burgher Frank (Sean Gilder), whose daughter Pauline (Nia Brown) is in Maria’s class.
    Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Talent shifts from large sets of tier-1 agents to a smaller set of specialists focused on supervising, handling escalations, training, and improving AI systems.
    Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The National Assembly lacks a clear governing majority and Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally (RN) seems ever closer to finally winning power.
    Cole Stangler, Time, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Purpose trusts have been around for decades as part of the arcane laws governing how estates are managed.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That’s because, even though TSMC and Samsung are major chip manufacturing leaders, the US still holds commanding positions in chip design and related software, exemplified by Nvidia’s dominance in AI chips.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Lippold was commanding the USS Cole when al-Qaida attacked it in a Yemeni port in 2000.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Bills are coming off a season in which Allen earned MVP honors — ahead of Jackson — while overseeing an offense that finished second in the NFL in scoring.
    Associated press, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Farhana Bhula, Director of Film4 and Alice Whittemore, Development & Production Executive are overseeing the project for Film4.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 8 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The ruling party won more than twice as many votes as its closest competitor, meaning the government can see through its pro-fossil fuel agenda.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Millennials are currently ruling the tech industry and clinging to their roles as the economy is rocked by uncertainty due to tariffs, inflation increases living expenses, and AI swipes jobs.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Pictured below, director/actor/executive producer Jason Bateman and his co-star Jude Law are in the clinch of a classic big-time Hollywood-leading-man wattage-throwdown.
    Guy Martin, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • In Egypt, pro-government news outlets already have trumpeted the case as proof that Soliman was leading a secret Brotherhood cell in America.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Best Friend Forever is handling world sales.
    Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Anton is handling worldwide rights and co-repping North American rights with UTA Independent Film Group and Cinetic.
    Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, there's a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Merino wool also has natural temperature-regulating and odor-controlling properties—both of which are ideal for hiking.
    Anne Taylor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Bossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bossing. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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