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noun

ˈstü-ərd How to pronounce steward (audio)
Definition of stewardnext
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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steward

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verb

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
Noun
Earlier this year, the MRCA board of directors also approved a tribal access and engagement plan for the property, ensuring native stewards of the land can give input and feedback in future years. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 14 Aug. 2026 Piket agreed that the city was not the best steward of the park, often allowing trash cans to overflow. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
The Met will need to gather $200 million for an endowment to steward the Neue Galerie, which Lauder and his daughter, Aerin Lauder Zinterhofer, will reportedly give some funds toward, as well as 13 works from their collection. — Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 14 May 2026 Commissioners must steward public trust and ensure every resident’s voice is respected. — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for steward
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steward
  1. servant
  2. oversee
  3. supervise
  4. manage
  5. operate
  6. control
  7. handle
  8. conduct
Noun
  • According to court records, prosecutors charged Ncube with one count of commercial bribery and one count of embezzlement by a clerk or agent or servant exceeding $950 in value.
    — Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But the public servant’s employer rejected their application to travel abroad.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of servant
Verb
  • In 2024, the board of education named Matt Winters as its AI education specialist, making Utah the first state to create a full-time position overseeing the technology in schools.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Chow, a trial lawyer by trade, led her own defense during the court case which – like all of Hong Kong’s national security cases – was heard by a panel of three judges selected to oversee such proceedings and not a jury.
    — Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of oversee
Verb
  • Many camps do not allow staff to use or carry phones while supervising campers.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Ferndale school officials say high school students gained experience through drone filming crews, race-day event management and supervised flight projects.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervise
Verb
  • The regime appears to have more pressing priorities – presenting the conflict with the United States as an existential struggle, managing the deep economic fall-out and reorganizing the security apparatus under the leadership of Mojtaba Khamenei.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • That was because his closest challenger, Lewis Hamilton, could only manage seventh in the sprint.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of manage
Verb
  • Charlotte has temporarily barred uptown food vendors from operating after midnight, citing a rise in late-night violence in the area.
    — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In one specific day-time application the OLED display would burn out in less than one week of operation due to the amount of current required to operate the display degrading the cheaper OLED material so quickly.
    — John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of operate
Verb
  • From the late 1800s, a prominent Sicilian family controlled the tuna industry here with multiple factories and fisheries, thriving until the 1960s.
    — Megan Rose Murray, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Epic sued Apple after the iPhone maker removed Fortnite from the App Store, accusing the company of illegally controlling the way apps were distributed and payments were processed on iPhones.
    — Jeffrey Kopp, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of control
Verb
  • Records show Denver's own city attorneys handled the Calderon case from its filing in August 2024 until April 2026, when the City Attorney opted to hire Wheeler Trigg O'Donnell.
    — Brian Maass, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • With Watts purportedly stressed about finances in the wake of the Late Late Show’s end, McCollough volunteered to subsidize his costs by running his social media accounts and handling odd jobs like manning his merch stand.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of handle
Verb
  • Earlier this month, Abbott directed the Public Utility Commission of Texas and ERCOT to conduct a comprehensive audit of all data centers that are going through the grid operator's interconnection process.
    — Jack Fink, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Fire agencies conduct home inspections for vegetation and defensible space in many high-risk areas.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
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