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
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.
—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
McCown brought decades of quarterbacking wisdom, and Udinski knew the ins and outs of O’Connell’s intricate system.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 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
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
McCown brought decades of quarterbacking wisdom, and Udinski knew the ins and outs of O’Connell’s intricate system.
—Alec Lewis, New York Times, 8 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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There is no minimum height to ride, though riders under 46 inches must ride with a supervising companion, according to the park.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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At the end of April, a statement attributed to Khamenei indicated Iran would create the mechanism to supervising traffic at the waterway.—
Eleni Giokos,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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The Veterans is handling international sales, with domestic distribution rights represented by CAA Media Finance.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
7 May 2026
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The film is being launched as a package on the Cannes Marché du Film, with The Veterans repping international sales rights and CAA Media Finance handling domestic.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
7 May 2026
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The coverage also explored questions about leadership response, transparency and whether warning signs or complaints were properly addressed by officials overseeing the program.—
Bridget Byrne,
Baltimore Sun,
9 May 2026
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While Kushner is already in Fort Worth, the other four plan to finish out the school year in Broward and then move to Texas to serve as executive directors overseeing principals.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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Your co-parent is managing treatment, uncertainty and the very real fear of how this will affect his relationship with his daughter.—
Jann Blackstone,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2026
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Researchers around the world continue to face difficulties in managing millions of qubits reliably, leading many companies and laboratories to prioritize more achievable near-term applications using systems built with dozens or hundreds of qubits instead of massive large-scale architectures.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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“Quarterbacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterbacking. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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