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noun

Definition of quarterback

as in manager

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quarterback

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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

Iamaleava’s younger brother, Madden, is expected to be their backup quarterback in his second season in the program. — Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026 Iamaleava's younger brother, Madden, is expected to be their backup quarterback in his second season in the program. — CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Verb

Simms was a Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback when Shanahan began his NFL coaching career as an assistant there in 2004 alongside Morris. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 27 July 2026 With a favorable 2026 schedule, donors warming up and quarterback Nico Iamaleava on board, UCLA’s football bandwagon is rumbling back to life. — Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for quarterback

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterback

Noun

Gausman earned a high-five and slap on the back from manager Craig Counsell in the dugout after his night ended.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2026
Iglesias plunked Heliot Ramos and that was all Braves manager Walt Weiss needed to see.

— Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of manager

Verb

Nick Martin, a DOT supervising engineer and project manager for the bridge rehab, answered that the choices aren’t that simple.

— Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Becoming a therapist requires years of education, supervised practice, licensing examinations and often substantial student debt.

— Wayne Lonstein, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervise

Noun

Iran’s state broadcaster published the statement by the council’s secretary, Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr, who is also a commander in the powerful Revolutionary Guard.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Police find grandparents dead After the shooting, police went to the teen’s home and found both grandparents dead of apparent gunshot wounds, regional police commander Wattana Yeejeen said.

— Tian Macleod Ji, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of commander

Verb

The lawsuit argued that the new rules incorrectly preempt states’ powers to regulate how the interest generated by mortgage escrow accounts is handled.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
Zaslav’s latest sale of 773,173 shares of WBD stock, for an aggregate market value of $21,655,292, was handled on his behalf by Fidelity Brokerage Services, according to a company filing with the SEC Thursday.

— Todd Spangler, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of handle

Noun

Bronin, who is 47, made an argument for a new crop of leaders inside the party, framing his campaign as a response to Democrats’ losses in 2024 after President Joe Biden ended his race for re-election amid concerns about his age.

— Benjamin Siegel, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
From technological upheavals to an increasingly frenetic global trend cycle, industry leaders are constantly tasked with predicting what comes next — which is no small feat in 2026.

— Sophie Lou Wilson, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of leader

Verb

Hines, 66, appealed unsuccessfully to the governor and the courts, saying that the doctor who oversaw the May execution was unqualified and likely to botch his execution as well.

— CBS News, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
The new owners took over the keys to a tired and decaying club in the spring and have since overseen a summer renovation that has stretched from assembling a new first-team squad to restoring hot water to Hillsborough.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversee

Noun

Argyro Chioti, the National Theater’s artistic director, said the production should become the norm rather than the exception.

— ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
Essential California sat down with Ben Orbison, FOLAR’s director of strategic communications, and spoke about festival highlights and motivations.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of director

Verb

Not least commanding a regular spot amid competition from Dunk, Olivier Boscagli, and fellow summer arrivals Pascal Struijk (signed from Leeds United), and Michael Svoboda (Venezia).

— Andy Naylor, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
The three-song detour became one of the night’s highlights — proof that Mumford & Sons could command the room after stripping away virtually everything they’d spent the previous hour using to dazzle it.

— Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

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