as in supervised
to be in charge of
she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign
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Recent Examples of quarterbacked
Newton also played immediate successor to Tom Brady in New England and quarterbacked the Patriots to a 7-9 season in 2020.
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MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
More than a decade has passed since Russell Wilson quarterbacked the Seattle Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Head coach Michael Desormeaux quarterbacked Louisiana from 2004-08.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Jacoby Brissett quarterbacked the Cards last weekend, then gave the ball to Clayton Tune, who somehow gained just 56 yards with his 20 pass attempts.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Dart completed 12 of 19 passes for 154 yards and the touchdown, rushed for 24 more yards and quarterbacked three Giants scoring drives.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
More than a decade has passed since Russell Wilson quarterbacked the Seattle Seahawks to back-to-back Super Bowl appearances.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Head coach Michael Desormeaux quarterbacked Louisiana from 2004-08.
—Maddie Hartley, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Jacoby Brissett quarterbacked the Cards last weekend, then gave the ball to Clayton Tune, who somehow gained just 56 yards with his 20 pass attempts.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Dart completed 12 of 19 passes for 154 yards and the touchdown, rushed for 24 more yards and quarterbacked three Giants scoring drives.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterbacked
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Harnessing the wind The installation process was supervised by Anemoi’s specialist team.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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The plan also suggests that Palestinian police forces would be trained and supervised by the International Stabilization Force and stationed in the Gaza Strip.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Procell replaced Karin Tyler who oversaw the office as interim director since Ashanti Hamilton left his post as director of the office in January.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Now, Stern, who co-founded Apple Fitness+ and previously oversaw Ford's subscription services, aims to upgrade Peloton's products in an effort to match its wide range of class types with its hardware.—
Gabrielle Fonrouge,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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The state argued incidents that arose from the ICE facility protests in recent months have been handled by local law enforcement and have not been severe enough to be considered a riot or rebellion.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Until now, Hiyune handled the initial creation from scratch, but now the two of us also contribute at that stage.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Liverpool have not managed to string together two or three consecutive good performances.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, 35 rooms at the Civic and other shelters that CoLEAD managed sat empty as of December 2024.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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But this White House is, in some ways, rebuilding the 20th-century model, in which powerful and faceless aides steered executives by controlling paperflow.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Hers is a banger about fractured trust and power struggles with a man who once steered her career.—
Bryan West,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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In Los Angeles, Magic and Cookie Johnson, Don Cheadle, and Tina Knowles gathered for HollyRod Foundation’s annual DesignCare Gala, as Kerry Washington and Kamala Harris each commanded attention on opposite coasts.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
6 Oct. 2025
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Officers found the man based on a description provided by the 911 caller and commanded him to lie on the ground, Bower said.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Quarterbacked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterbacked. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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