officiating

adjective

as in overseeing

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Recent Examples of officiating During last year’s All-Star Weekend, WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert promised the league would fix its officiating problem. — Amber Harding Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026 Clearly, this isn’t the officiating incident everyone remembers from that game. — Michael Cox, New York Times, 3 June 2026 Forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, criticized both the officiating style and the frequency of free throws. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 Suns forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, took aim at both the officiating style and SGA’s ability to draw fouls. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026 Watch the officiating and free-throw discrepancy. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026 No foul was called in real time by the officiating crew of Zach Zarba, Curtis Blair and Gediminas Petraitis. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026 Team owners approved a rule Tuesday allowing the league to intervene from its New York headquarters and correct officiating errors in real time using replay technology. — Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026 Utah State sharpened its game, the Aztecs erred too often, on both offense and defense, and the Aggies — yes, assisted by an officiating mistake that led to a pair of free throws — ran away to a 72-63 victory. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for officiating
  1. supervisory
  2. senior
  3. controlling
  4. ruling
  5. high-level
  6. managing
Adjective
  • The longtime chief executive of 13 years then went on to serve on Amazon’s board, as well as the supervisory board of Dutch health company Royal Philips.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 14 July 2026
  • The update followed a high-stakes boardroom showdown with the group's supervisory board on Thursday and comes after reports that the company is weighing up shutting four German factories and implementing as many as 100,000 job cuts.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Definition of supervisory
Adjective
  • Epstein currently holds a minority ownership stake in the Boston Red Sox and serves as a senior advisor to Fenway Sports Group.
    — Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The journey is now complete, from bathtub to World Cup final, where the 19-year-old Yamal will face a Messi who is 20 years his senior.
    — Joseph Wilson, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • This has impacted every aspect of his life — sleep, eating habits and his controlling attitude toward me.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026
  • Versant will become a minority, non-controlling investor in the company.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2026
Definition of controlling
Adjective
  • The groups are a staple of pro-ruling party demonstrations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 May 2026
  • The Thucydides Trap refers to how tensions historically between a rising and ruling power have often resulted in a war.
    — Evelyn Cheng,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 14 May 2026
Definition of ruling
Adjective
  • When multiple high-level leaders are coming and going, the team members reporting to them feel the disturbance first.
    — Liz Guthridge, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The ice skater is celebrated for her high-level technical skills and joyful, creative presence on the ice.
    — Janey Wetzel, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of high-level
Adjective
  • Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.
    — Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • Clayton served as co-managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell’s general practice group and also led the firm’s cybersecurity group.
    — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 June 2026
Definition of managing

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