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
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
Hafley has a similar, divisional challenge with Maye and Allen quarterbacking against him.
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Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
Sam Darnold will be under center for the Seahawks while Matt Stafford is quarterbacking the Rams.
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Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Kurt Warner was a grocery store clerk before quarterbacking the Rams to a Super Bowl victory.
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Outside Online,
31 Dec. 2025
However, he is best known for trying his hand quarterbacking for the Lions.
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Stephen Siff,
The Conversation,
26 Nov. 2025
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
The power play hadn’t been consistent enough with any of them quarterbacking it, so Bedard took over the role late in the season.
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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.
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Mike Lupica,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
Hafley has a similar, divisional challenge with Maye and Allen quarterbacking against him.
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Dave Hyde,
Sun Sentinel,
26 Jan. 2026
Sam Darnold will be under center for the Seahawks while Matt Stafford is quarterbacking the Rams.
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Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
Kurt Warner was a grocery store clerk before quarterbacking the Rams to a Super Bowl victory.
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Outside Online,
31 Dec. 2025
However, he is best known for trying his hand quarterbacking for the Lions.
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Stephen Siff,
The Conversation,
26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterbacking
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Nadella is also supervising major changes in units such as Xbox and has become more hands-on with product development.
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Army investigations have repeatedly pointed to the same factors contributing to fatal training incidents including sleep deprivation, inadequate training and inexperienced leaders supervising high-risk exercises.
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The way Luke is handling the love triangle with Joy and Gen makes Nathan and Joe look like sage old men.
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.
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From overseeing the Dodgers during one of the franchise's most influential eras to remaining involved in ownership and player development across the sport, the family's impact extended well beyond the major leagues.
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The judge overseeing the wrongful death civil case that John O'Keefe's family filed against Karen Read admonished more than a dozen lawyers involved in the case on Wednesday.
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Nowadays, Monson de Kansky still keeps busy, whether by managing the Sierra Madre property; spending time with her four children, six grandchildren and cat, Lizzie; keeping up with current affairs and old friends; or, naturally, teaching dance.
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With the Heat needing to make some important decisions in the coming days to round out its new-look roster around two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, that process even includes managing its three two-way contract slots.
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“Quarterbacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterbacking. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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