as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
the earl couldn't imagine how he'd manage without his steward
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as in to oversee
to look after and make decisions about
will steward the city's library programs
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Recent Examples of steward
Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The goal is not to hand over the keys—but to build stewards who understand the engine.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
Carney has pitched himself as an experienced professional from the political center who can steward Canada’s economy through a period of profound economic turbulence.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
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Noun
What if Pop Mart had treated its early fan cluster not as revenue funnels, but as brand stewards?
—Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
The goal is not to hand over the keys—but to build stewards who understand the engine.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Verb
And its support for the rights of Indigenous peoples to steward their own land offered opportunities to mitigate climate change.
—Arkansas Online, 8 June 2025
Carney has pitched himself as an experienced professional from the political center who can steward Canada’s economy through a period of profound economic turbulence.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steward
Noun
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Stories of haughty people scheming and plucky servants improving alarm clocks attract smaller audiences than, say, trench warfare.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
11 Aug. 2025
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Well, Agnes is aware that Mrs. Winterton used to be a servant.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
11 Aug. 2025
Verb
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That would be George Cheeks, who oversaw CBS and its assets during the Redstone era and will be the chairman of TV media under Ellison’s ownership.—
Erik Hayden,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Aug. 2025
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In the over 10 years that Miller has overseen the major health care entity, Miller led millions in investments to improving health outcomes and advances in maternal and infant health.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The focus is no longer on doing the process, but on designing, supervising and improving it.—
Dutt Kalluri,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The official supervising Ghana’s effort to build its first nuclear plant admitted to Semafor last year that the country would miss its own 2030 deadline.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Uber's operational model prioritizes rapid market entry with standardized processes that can be quickly deployed across new cities, often learning and adapting on the fly while managing the complexity of hundreds of simultaneous markets.—
Tima Bansal,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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That newest edition of the game emphasizes fun over following the rules to a T, and actual play is a great demonstration of how that looks at a game night, said Justice Arman, managing game designer of Dungeons & Dragons.—
Scott Greenstone,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The company operates as a B2B service, working directly with major studios and content owners including Sun Pictures, Dharma Productions and Friday Film Works.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Japanese tech company has operated in Russia since 2006, but after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine began scaling back operations, halting console shipments and closing online and brick-and-mortar stores.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Putin seemed to control the appearance of the proceedings in front of the press.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
16 Aug. 2025
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Scientists believe the geology of Mars may hold valuable clues about past ancient life, and so the robotic vehicles, controlled remotely from Earth, have slowly navigated the rocky terrain to scoop up and collect intriguing samples.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Teams handle data all the time—but in many companies, the steps teams must take to stay compliant aren’t built into daily work.—
Jodi Daniels,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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The difficulty of raising a teenager is deftly handled as well, and shows how putting yourself in someone else’s shoes is still the best way to understand other perspectives.—
Katie Grant,
Parents,
7 Aug. 2025
Verb
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An investigation of the shooting will be conducted in collaboration with the East Valley Critical Incident Response Team and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.—
Helen Rummel,
AZCentral.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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In retirement, Friedman will continue to play and conduct the SOPRF, play golf, and spend time with his wife and two Parson Russell Terriers, Roxie and Mr. Friedman.—
Hannah Edgar,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Steward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steward. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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