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
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.
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Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
The power play hadn’t been consistent enough with any of them quarterbacking it, so Bedard took over the role late in the season.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 12 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
Russell Wilson threw for 450 yards Sunday quarterbacking the New York Giants.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026
The power play hadn’t been consistent enough with any of them quarterbacking it, so Bedard took over the role late in the season.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 12 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
Russell Wilson threw for 450 yards Sunday quarterbacking the New York Giants.
—Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterbacking
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Instead of acting as intermediaries, humans focus on defining policies, supervising system behavior and handling exceptions.—
Krupesh Bhat,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The defendant, 36, who has not been publicly identified, is accused of assaulting children while supervising them in bathrooms, during lunch breaks and in after-school care between August 2024 and April 2025.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
26 May 2026
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Pasadena police will be handling the perimeter and directing pedestrians and traffic away from the training area.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2026
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The chief planning officer is a key figure at most major commercial airlines, overseeing management of some of the most intricate aspects of air travel.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
6 June 2026
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The governor issued an executive order instructing the state agency overseeing a program that issues tax incentives for data centers to pause the program beginning July 1.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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White can point to patterns and minutes restrictions, and there is a reasonable basketball explanation for managing Boston's workload.—
Dan Zaksheske OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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The Spurs’ defense was incredibly connected, aggressively rotating on and off SGA doubles and managing not to get exposed on the back end.—
William Guillory,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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“Quarterbacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterbacking. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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