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 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 Sam Darnold will be under center for the Seahawks while Matt Stafford is quarterbacking the Rams. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterbacking
  1. supervising
  2. handling
  3. overseeing
  4. managing
Verb
  • Wharton professor Peter Conti-Brown discusses whether the banking system offers a useful model for supervising powerful AI companies.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Many camps do not allow staff to use or carry phones while supervising campers.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • That gives the new processor a path into systems handling large transaction-processing and data-intensive workloads.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Such transformers are physically smaller and lighter than conventional transformers, have modular designs that enable easy upgrades or replacements of parts, and can perform as all-in-one power electronic devices by handling multiple tasks.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Parker brings more than two decades of experience producing and overseeing film and television projects across all genres.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Kansas City Immigration Court tries to have at least seven judges overseeing cases, Sharma-Crawford said.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • Investors are also betting on a future DeepSeek listing in the mainland, said Wayne Shiong, managing partner at Argo Venture Partners, as the startup risks an exodus of senior engineers without financial incentives to stay.
    — Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to managing facilities, his other priorities include enacting policies or resources to ensure students are successful beyond graduation and focusing on student mental health and well-being.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of managing

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

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