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
Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Jets backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor will miss the rest of the preseason after recently having a surgical procedure done on his knee.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
How will quarterback Bo Nix settle into his second year as a professional?
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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Verb
Defensive leaders: Rogan O’Neil, junior, linebacker; Jackson Slifka, junior, linebacker, Brady Alstott, senior, defensive back; Jackson Little, junior, linebacker.
X-factor: Jalen Carter, senior, quarterback.
—Rick Armstrong, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
Jets backup quarterback Tyrod Taylor will miss the rest of the preseason after recently having a surgical procedure done on his knee.
—Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2025
Noun
But Goff would ultimately quarterback the Rams for just two more seasons, as the franchise decided to trade him to the Detroit Lions in exchange for veteran signal caller Matthew Stafford.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025
How will quarterback Bo Nix settle into his second year as a professional?
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterback
Verb
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The official supervising Ghana’s effort to build its first nuclear plant admitted to Semafor last year that the country would miss its own 2030 deadline.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The focus is no longer on doing the process, but on designing, supervising and improving it.—
Dutt Kalluri,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Rogers died from lung cancer, his longtime manager Meryl Soodak told ABC7 and The Hollywood Reporter.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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The 160-person staff includes psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, case managers and people who have received mental health treatment.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Teams handle data all the time—but in many companies, the steps teams must take to stay compliant aren’t built into daily work.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The difficulty of raising a teenager is deftly handled as well, and shows how putting yourself in someone else’s shoes is still the best way to understand other perspectives.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Residents at the Slate Apartment complex in Bellevue evacuated a 12-unit block shortly before 11 a.m. Saturday due to what Nashville Fire Department’s Aaron Haddix, the commander on scene, said was called in as an appliance fire.—
Angele Latham,
The Tennessean,
16 Aug. 2025
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National Guard patrol provokes insults, approvals National Guardsmen first appeared on this deployment in front of the Washington Monument on Aug. 12, according to photos posted by commanders and news reports.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Leanne heads up campaigns, imagery and branding alongside retail and the overall running of the company, while Guy steers production, wholesale partnerships and generally oversees the finished products.—
Gemma A. Williams,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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As part of the newsroom, all of Alyssa's work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.—
Alyssa N. Salcedo,
jsonline.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Trump has signaled Zelensky would not participate in Friday’s summit, though the US president previewed his plans to phone Kyiv immediately after the meeting, along with other European leaders, to brief them.—
Victoria Butenko,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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Forbes Books offers business and thought leaders a way to share their ideas and expertise with the world.—
Forbes Books Press Release Official,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Once backed only by a small group of progressive Democrats, Sanders’s monthslong effort to block weapons transfers now commands the support of more than half the Senate Democratic Caucus.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Aug. 2025
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Additionally, Debrah commanded that all flags in Ghana be flown at half-staff until further notice.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Relevant high-paying jobs include product manager, project manager, and operations director.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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For director Mihai Mincan, the project draws from personal experience while avoiding sentimentality.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Quarterback.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterback. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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