Thesaurus results for QUARTERBACKED

quarterbacked

verb

past tense of quarterback

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 That roster also featured Kacey Hurley, who quarterbacked Dos Pueblos to the Southern Section semifinals last fall and is now a freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. — Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 In 2002, the Coyotes won a title shootout 42-35 at Centaurus High School against Golden, which was quarterbacked by future MLB all-star pitcher Mark Melancon. — Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 27 Aug. 2026 Tagovailoa quarterbacked two possessions, both of which ended in punts. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026 Andy Dalton quarterbacked that game and was completely overmatched. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Aug. 2026 In the six years since Joe Burrow quarterbacked one of this century’s best teams to a national title, LSU is 44-29. — Matt Baker, New York Times, 17 July 2026 He armchair quarterbacked the Patriots in the Super Bowl in February. — Karen Weintraub, USA Today, 3 May 2026 Fernando Mendoza, the Heisman Trophy winner who quarterbacked Indiana to its first national title, is the consensus favorite for the Raiders. — ABC News, 22 Apr. 2026 His greatest success came in 2022 when Cousins quarterbacked the Vikings to a 13-4 record. — CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026

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Verb

Remote operators supervised the flight from distances reaching 2,323 miles.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
He was sentenced to 50 days in jail but given credit for 50 days of time served and supervised release for three years.

— Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervised

Verb

The Star also contacted Steve Bellis, Pembroke’s former head of school, who oversaw both the Lower School and Upper School at the time of Jones’ hiring.

— Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 17 Sep. 2026
As part of his request for a trial through post-conviction relief, Kohberger seeks to disqualify Judge Steven Hippler of Idaho’s 4th Judicial District, who oversaw his case once it was moved out of Moscow down to Boise.

— Kevin Fixler September 17, Idaho Statesman, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of oversaw

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Nate Jaros, vice president of animal care at the aquarium, said this is one of the largest hauls the aquarium has handled in years.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
Policies renew, claims get handled, and leadership moves on to more immediate financial priorities.

— Randy Sadler, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of handled

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Today, the hotel is managed by Sunday Hospitality, which also oversees a few New York City hotspot restaurants, like Rule of Thirds and Sunday in Brooklyn.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
The Two Possible Paths The cost-reduction path is based on the perspective that marketing is a cost to be managed.

— George Couris, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of managed

Verb

The Chargers were scuffling on Sunday even before WR Ladd McConkey was sidelined with a chest injury (after a Justin Herbert pass steered him into a huge collision).

— Andy Behrens, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Every Sunday, a group known as the Ciegocleta meets in Ecuador's capital city of Quito to ride tandem bikes that are steered by volunteers who can see, but pedaled by blind riders.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of steered

Verb

Underwood, the five-star recruit from the Detroit area who commanded a multimillion-dollar name, image and likeness deal to sign with Michigan, had completed only 11 passes before getting a last-second reprieve.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Specifically, the defense contended that Clancy heard a male voice that commanded her to kill her three children.

— Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of commanded

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