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 From an early age, Nussmeier was taught the art of quarterbacking by his father, Doug Nussmeier, who played quarterback in the NFL from 1994-2000 before embarking on a 20-year college- and NFL-coaching career. — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026 Stidham was again quarterbacking the second unit when the Broncos resumed practice Monday after a day off. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Aug. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterbacking
  1. supervising
  2. handling
  3. overseeing
  4. managing
Verb
  • Filmiki’s Nikolas Alavanos is co-producer with Steve Solomos as supervising producer.
    — Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Hartman has worked for Johnson Brothers Maverick beverage distribution company for a few years now, and has experience supervising the bar at The Adolphus Hotel.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • Dickinson is very skilled at handling the puck, and often creates chances due to the combo of his skating and skill.
    — Corey Pronman, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The company has since grown into one of the largest full-service media firms in the industry, handling localization, distribution and post-production work for studios, streamers and content creators around the world.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Walton Johnson, who began at the clerk of courts office overseeing its online Self-Help Center, pledged to install kiosks at the Orange County Courthouse and its surrounding branches to cut down on wait times.
    — Cristóbal Reyes, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Tom Ackerley, Bronte Payne and Kelly McRedmond are overseeing the project for LuckyChap.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • Mourinho’s first game back at the Bernabeu should be box-office given the divisions his last spell in charge from 2010 to 2013 caused at Madrid — and his behaviour when managing Benfica against Madrid in the Champions League last year.
    — Dermot Corrigan, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Yet Schore makes a compelling case that the greatest opportunity for reclaiming time isn't found by reorganizing schedules but by managing the internal conversations that quietly consume them.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of managing

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“Quarterbacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterbacking. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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