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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 Miami keeps trying and failing to find the next big thing in quarterbacking as in coaching. — Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 Payton is ready to begin orchestrating the Monday morning quarterbacking on The Score. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterbacking
  1. supervising
  2. handling
  3. overseeing
  4. managing
Verb
  • Under the agreement, Carpentersville is responsible for supervising detainees, medical care, medical transportation and other expenses but won’t be charged for using the East Dundee jail.
    — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
  • She was considered his muse, supervising campaigns by Richard Avedon, Irving Penn and Helmut Newton and in 1994 becoming head designer of the company’s secondary line, Versus.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • For people outside of these sensitive groups, handling a receipt is probably a very low-risk activity.
    — Sean McCann, The Conversation, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Equipped with custom tactile grippers for handling automotive components, the robot boasts 56 total degrees of freedom.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Among the next steps TNT Fireworks would like to see from legislators are improvements to information-sharing and communication between fireworks regulators and public agencies overseeing imports.
    — Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Banijay has been overseeing a consultancy process for staff in recent weeks, which is nearing completion.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • Damman noted that even five minutes of getting the heart rate up after a meal is enough to blunt the post-meal spike, which points to real potential for people managing insulin resistance or a family history of type 2 diabetes.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Sep. 2026
  • At that bar’s successor, Attaboy, Queen Mary managing partner Dan Smith sampled a take with Concord grapes.
    — Amy Cavanaugh, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of managing

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“Quarterbacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterbacking. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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