bossing

verb

present participle of boss
1
as in supervising
to be in charge of she bossed that project for years, until she was promoted again

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2
as in governing
to exercise authority or power over bossed the entire job site for a year

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3
as in commanding
to serve as leader of bossed the entire gang of electricians on the construction project

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Recent Examples of bossing Peddling her body since the age of 12, Bambi now lives and works on her own terms, naming her worth and selecting her clients without anyone bossing her around. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 10 July 2026 England was bossing the game up front at 27-17 until Genge was sin-binned and France pounced. — ABC News, 14 Mar. 2026 Sun Ra was simultaneously impish and imperious, bossing us with wiggles of his hands. — Literary Hub, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bossing
  1. supervising
  2. governing
  3. commanding
  4. overseeing
  5. ruling
  6. leading
  7. handling
  8. controlling
Verb
  • Staff trained here will essentially build careers investigating misconduct, enforcing military regulations, and supervising officers.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • At this level, your people stop supervising tasks and start supervising systems.
    — David Cozzens, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • The legislation would establish a federal framework for NIL payments, cap the amount universities can give directly to athletes, create rules for transfers, and establish other regulations governing college sports.
    — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 29 Sep. 2026
  • For roughly the past decade, a flood of litigation has chipped away at many long-standing rules governing college sports — from the tradition of amateurism to rules around transfers and who is eligible to compete at all.
    — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of governing
Verb
  • Alcaraz defused the threat with a delicate drop shot before taking the set with a commanding tiebreak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Fletcher and freshman Javian Mallory took the ball on each of UM’s nine-play drive that gave Miami a commanding 34-13 lead.
    — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of commanding
Verb
  • Among the next steps TNT Fireworks would like to see from legislators are improvements to information-sharing and communication between fireworks regulators and public agencies overseeing imports.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Banijay has been overseeing a consultancy process for staff in recent weeks, which is nearing completion.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) welcomed it, while the opposition leaders, on the other hand, question the delay and absence of the additional 64 aircraft to date.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Critics and opposition parties accuse it of altering voter registrations to give an advantage to the ruling Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of ruling
Verb
  • Koerte says this is where the longevity of Europe’s leading manufacturers could be an advantage.
    — Sam Forsdick, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Cosmic Talents, which represents leading international heads of department, is opening a London office.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of leading
Verb
  • For people outside of these sensitive groups, handling a receipt is probably a very low-risk activity.
    — Sean McCann, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Equipped with custom tactile grippers for handling automotive components, the robot boasts 56 total degrees of freedom.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • After controlling the first half, Ohio State blew the lead in the second, losing 24-23.
    — OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Neuralink says the approach can make those signals more stable and useful for controlling computers.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of controlling

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“Bossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bossing. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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