quarterbacking

verb

present participle of quarterback
as in supervising
to be in charge of she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign

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Recent Examples of quarterbacking Ryan has been a part of half of Atlanta’s total Super Bowl appearances, quarterbacking the team to Super Bowl LI following the 2016 season. — Josh Kendall, New York Times, 16 July 2026 The game plan is to hit first, before the defense can react and adjust, something the Dolphins often did well with McDaniel as their head coach, Barry coaching the offensive line and Tua Tagovailoa quarterbacking an up-tempo offense. — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 On Sunday, two days prior to the softball state tournament, Adamez was quarterbacking Park’s flag football team to three playoff victories to earn the Wolfpack their second trip to state in as many seasons. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Geno Smith, who comes back now for another tour with the Jets, is 35, and just a few years away from throwing for more than 4,200 yards and quarterbacking the Seahawks to the playoffs, and being named Comeback Player of the Year. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026 Hafley has a similar, divisional challenge with Maye and Allen quarterbacking against him. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026 Sam Darnold will be under center for the Seahawks while Matt Stafford is quarterbacking the Rams. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026 Kurt Warner was a grocery store clerk before quarterbacking the Rams to a Super Bowl victory. — Outside Online, 31 Dec. 2025 However, he is best known for trying his hand quarterbacking for the Lions. — Stephen Siff, The Conversation, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterbacking
  1. supervising
  2. handling
  3. overseeing
  4. managing
Verb
  • Diego Amson, Brad Tiemann and Joe Awgul serve as co-exec producers, Margaret Morales is supervising producer and Benjamin Hurvitz and Melissa Tallerine exec produce for MTV.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 15 July 2026
  • Officers are working to gather information regarding the circumstances that may have led up to the crash, including who was supervising the children.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • The demonstration highlights how humanoids could take over repetitive material-handling tasks while fitting into existing industrial workflows.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 July 2026
  • And the two meteorologists working that night were handling multiple incidents at once.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 27 July 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • His character is spiritual, punctual and deeply religious, yet silently overseeing a very misogynistic, racist and drug-addled workforce.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • If a medical clinic can’t clearly answer who’s overseeing your care or what’s in the syringe, that’s a reason to walk away, not a technicality.
    — Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • The traveler is left managing multiple confirmations, while employees may lack a complete picture of the guest’s plans.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • While none of Zero100′s clients had come under attack in the strait, O’Marah said some had decided to avoid that risk by actively managing inventories and rerouting shipments.
    — Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 30 July 2026
Definition of managing

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“Quarterbacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterbacking. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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