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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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
Sun Ra was simultaneously impish and imperious, bossing us with wiggles of his hands.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bossing
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To achieve that, supervising sound editor Nelson Ferreira recorded Elordi’s ADR at a high resolution of 96K to enable Robitaille to push and distort the voice without adding artifacts.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
20 Feb. 2026
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Team player representatives, the overall group supervising negotiations, voted 26-4 in favor, leaving the overall ballot at 26-12 for ratification.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Still, Alex Bores, a computer scientist and New York Assembly member prominent in the state’s legislative debate over AI, which culminated in a comprehensive bill governing the technology, said AI is a natural field to regulate.—
Darius Tahir,
Miami Herald,
23 Feb. 2026
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Mandelson is considered an elder statesman of the governing Labour Party in the UK and has denied any criminal wrongdoing in his relationship with Epstein.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Feb. 2026
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Holman built up a commanding 15-4 lead in the second period when Chur had to default out because of a knee injury.—
Kevin J. Farmer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Feb. 2026
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Purdue took control quickly, using an 11-4 spurt to take a commanding 26-14 lead.—
Michael Marot,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Brennan Center at NYU has compiled pages of federal efforts to undermine voting, from dismantling the agency overseeing election cybersecurity to attacking law firms that protect voting rights.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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America 250, an entity created by Congress, is also overseeing an array of events.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
21 Feb. 2026
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Legal scholar Bradley, whose work was actually cited in the dissent, said the majority opinion got it right in ruling the IEEPA statute did not give presidential authority to implement tariffs without congressional approval.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2026
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Bondi, however, appeared confused about which case the court was ruling on this week.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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Wisconsin held nearly even with UCLA on the scoreboard in the second quarter 15-14 while leading the rebound game, 12-9.—
Felicia Keller,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Among those who broke the mold were their fellow leading actress nominees, Kate Hudson (Song Sung Blue) and Chase Infinity (One Battle After Another).—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
22 Feb. 2026
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Restaurant workers handling dead roaches and not noticing enough rodent poop to fill a human toilet lowlight this week’s Sick and Shut Down List of South Florida restaurants failing inspection.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
19 Feb. 2026
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Businesses handling sensitive data demand stable and predictable outputs.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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In April 2025, Dane announced he had been diagnosed with ALS, a progressive disease that attacks nerve cells controlling muscles throughout the body.—
Maria Sherman,
Fortune,
20 Feb. 2026
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That said, our primary focus for aligning the organization with our long-term goals remains disciplined workforce management, meaning prioritizing voluntary departures while carefully controlling recruitment for replacements and new roles.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Bossing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bossing. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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