as in servants
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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to look after and make decisions about
will steward the city's library programs
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Recent Examples of stewards
ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Lopez is writing and executive producing the project, executive produced by the franchise’s stewards Max Thieriot, Joan Rater and Tony Phelan, co-creators of Fire Country and Sheriff Country, and Jerry Bruckheimer TV’s Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 May 2026
The fund also features such advisors as film and television producer Dylan Clark (The Batman, The Penguin, Miami Vice), along with such brand stewards as Russell Binder (Five Nights at Freddy’s, Angry Birds, The Walking Dead, Dead by Daylight).
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Lewis, Hunt and Moton will continue to be stewards of the line, as the Panthers try to figure out their center position and core depth linemen.
—Mike Kaye
may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Hire better investors, stewards, and benefactors of the people’s trust.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The project embeds local communities as stewards and beneficiaries, channeling climate finance directly to people who manage these ecosystems.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
The supporters were urged not to storm the field and hundreds of stewards lined up to ensure there were no injuries, but the fans seemed to be content to celebrate in the stands with flares, beer and songs.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Musk originally sued in 2024, alleging that OpenAI, Altman, and OpenAI President Greg Brockman betrayed the company's founding agreement to be altruistic stewards of a revolutionary technology that would eventually result in the launch of ChatGPT in 2022.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Todd Gillespie, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026
In place of an artist’s creative intent, these projects hinge entirely on the discernment and dedication of whoever stewards them.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Fisher is the director of the Kaish Family Art Project, which stewards the legacies of both Luise, who died in 2013 at age 87, and Morton, who died just last week at 98.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
The cinema’s new board of directors now stewards the next daunting challenge of raising $14 million to make necessary repairs and improvements, including more comfortable seats.
—Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
Noun
The authors estimated the skeleton’s height via osteological analysis and compared DNA samples taken from the skeleton to those of descendants of six of the eight stewards and Harry Peglar.
—ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Lopez is writing and executive producing the project, executive produced by the franchise’s stewards Max Thieriot, Joan Rater and Tony Phelan, co-creators of Fire Country and Sheriff Country, and Jerry Bruckheimer TV’s Jerry Bruckheimer and KristieAnne Reed.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 May 2026
The fund also features such advisors as film and television producer Dylan Clark (The Batman, The Penguin, Miami Vice), along with such brand stewards as Russell Binder (Five Nights at Freddy’s, Angry Birds, The Walking Dead, Dead by Daylight).
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Lewis, Hunt and Moton will continue to be stewards of the line, as the Panthers try to figure out their center position and core depth linemen.
—Mike Kaye
may 6, Charlotte Observer, 6 May 2026
Hire better investors, stewards, and benefactors of the people’s trust.
—Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
The project embeds local communities as stewards and beneficiaries, channeling climate finance directly to people who manage these ecosystems.
—Natalie Sum Yue Chung, Fortune, 3 May 2026
The supporters were urged not to storm the field and hundreds of stewards lined up to ensure there were no injuries, but the fans seemed to be content to celebrate in the stands with flares, beer and songs.
—ABC News, 2 May 2026
Musk originally sued in 2024, alleging that OpenAI, Altman, and OpenAI President Greg Brockman betrayed the company's founding agreement to be altruistic stewards of a revolutionary technology that would eventually result in the launch of ChatGPT in 2022.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
Verb
But the press office, which stewards the bank’s image, was not on board.
—Todd Gillespie, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026
In place of an artist’s creative intent, these projects hinge entirely on the discernment and dedication of whoever stewards them.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Fisher is the director of the Kaish Family Art Project, which stewards the legacies of both Luise, who died in 2013 at age 87, and Morton, who died just last week at 98.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
The cinema’s new board of directors now stewards the next daunting challenge of raising $14 million to make necessary repairs and improvements, including more comfortable seats.
—Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stewards
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In 2011, the teenage prince, Sheikh Khalifa bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, arrived at USC with a small army of servants for an undergrad filled with luxury Lakers suites, exotic cars and a full-time residence at the Beverly Wilshire hotel.—
Jack Flemming,
Los Angeles Times,
1 May 2026
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Chunhyang tried to get a message to him through servants, but the messages never reached him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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But Stephen Bell, who oversees Park 597, said his staff hasn't found any record of a successful eaglet hatching in Chicago for more than 100 years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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Eskamani also called for reforms to how FWC oversees facilities housing the animals, as the agency is not equipped to perform medical checks on the animals.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 May 2026
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Major Kevin Corbett, who works for the BSO’s detention department, testified that the rapper is kept in a 30-cell unit by himself and an emergency-response team — dressed in tactical attire — supervises him 24 hours a day.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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The Chinese government officially recognizes five religions — Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Protestantism and Islam — and tightly supervises them.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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But more than any business accolade, Leah has found success doing the thing that every influencer wants to but almost none manages.—
Anna Peele,
Vanity Fair,
14 May 2026
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The movie manages to be rigorously muddled despite not being all that complicated.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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And Cloudflare said the way the company operates has completely changed, adding that its AI use has increased by more than 600% in the last three months alone.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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The machine operates with 200 qubits, and Chinese state media reported that key indicators, including the lifetime and reliability of its qubits, have already reached what researchers described as world-class levels.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Russian advances have slowed this year, though Moscow controls just under one fifth of Ukrainian territory.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
10 May 2026
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Russian advances have slowed this year, though Moscow controls just under one-fifth of Ukrainian territory.—
Guy Faulconbridge,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
Verb
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Chief Justice John Roberts, who handles emergency petitions out of Virginia, will decide whether to reject the petition on his own or refer the petition to the full Supreme Court for a decision.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
11 May 2026
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The concierge handles that matchmaking from the member’s profile, pairing travelers to properties based on preferences rather than price.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Snack Foods High in Potassium Potassium regulates blood pressure by relaxing blood vessels and promoting sodium excretion in the urine.—
Jillian Kubala,
Health,
11 May 2026
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Asparagus is a nutrient-rich vegetable with several compounds that directly affect how your body regulates blood pressure.—
MD Published,
Verywell Health,
11 May 2026
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“Stewards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewards. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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