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noun

Definition of quarterback

as in manager

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verb

as in to supervise

to be in charge of she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign

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Recent Examples of quarterback

Noun

Finally, does Sierra Canyon have a quarterback who can avoid mistakes and deliver one or two key completions with the game on the line? — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026 The quarterback is never going to put up video game numbers like Trinidad Chambliss has to for Ole Miss. — Connor Riley, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Verb

Then quarterback Aidan Chiles and running back Caleb Komolafe came through, pushing the Wildcats 64 yards on eight plays in 58 seconds. — Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Oct. 2026 Dieffenbach agreed to switch to quarterback and committed to intense training that move required. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for quarterback

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterback

Noun

This was him—sans manager and inching toward divorce with Sara Lownds, the mother of his first five children—acting on his own advice, gathering his friends and just getting onstage, high and electrified and focused and free.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
Danielle DeBoe Harper is the senior creative style manager at Moen.

— Shivani Vyas, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of manager

Verb

Cole is widely expected to supervise Raman’s transition team, sharing those duties with Andrea Conant, chief of staff for Raman’s council office.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Especially at small companies, managers are often tasked with supervising the hiring process on top of their regular duties.

— Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of supervise

Noun

Larry Baimbridge spent thirty-one years with the Houston Police Department, including stints as a homicide detective and as commander of the SWAT team.

— Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Tom Waits lends his feral baritone to a commander of a coyote military brigade.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of commander

Verb

However, the designer needed some time off, if not entirely detached, from the whirlwind of handling a fashion megabrand.

— Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
Democratic staffers on the Senate Finance Committee intend to home in on how high-ranking executives at JPMorgan handled Epstein, a source familiar with the panel's thinking told CNBC on Thursday.

— Eamon Javers,Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of handle

Noun

City leaders see the measure as a way to make housing more accessible to young families and boost declining enrollment in the Davis Joint Unified School District, which is weighing school closures.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Luna pitched himself to county voters as a calmly effective operator who has brought down crime while building relationships with local, state and federal leaders that suffered under his predecessor’s tenure.

— Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of leader

Verb

The state superintendent of public instruction, until now, was tasked with overseeing the California Department of Education and executing the state Board of Education’s policies.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Hedge fund manager Aaron Sosnick, who has advocated for an expansion in the city’s bike lane network, put $8 million into a pair of committees that have promoted Raman, including the one overseen by the carpenters.

— Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of oversee

Noun

Vance Tsuda, the system's project director, said there hasn't been a single crash or injury associated with automation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
For this latest special occasion, the designer opted to wear a red leopard print set from her namesake label’s Fall 2026 collection by its new artistic director Henry Zankov, who was also in attendance.

— Ariel Bielsky, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026

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