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
Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Deck stewards should mark when a deck has just been cleaned and may be wet, but that doesn’t mean that weather and other environmental factors won’t create slick surfaces.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
Hearts’ captain Lawrence Shankland was a target but all the Hearts players were still on the pitch as stewards struggled to clear them.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Even if these positions truly act as independent stewards of good governance, their recommendations to the board are just that.
—Carl Luna, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
As bad as these deals are, local officials do want to be seen as stewards of a successful mega-event.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Dedicated stewards will also be on hand.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026
Signatories of the letter say the expansion of organized crime is undermining Indigenous governance systems and threatening communities that have long acted as stewards of some of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems.
—ABC News, 11 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
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
Founded in 1984, the Cultural Trust presents an array of performing and visual arts, provides comprehensive educational experiences, and stewards the city’s Cultural District.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
Deck stewards should mark when a deck has just been cleaned and may be wet, but that doesn’t mean that weather and other environmental factors won’t create slick surfaces.
—Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 18 May 2026
Hearts’ captain Lawrence Shankland was a target but all the Hearts players were still on the pitch as stewards struggled to clear them.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 16 May 2026
Even if these positions truly act as independent stewards of good governance, their recommendations to the board are just that.
—Carl Luna, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026
As bad as these deals are, local officials do want to be seen as stewards of a successful mega-event.
—Henry Grabar, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Dedicated stewards will also be on hand.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 12 May 2026
Signatories of the letter say the expansion of organized crime is undermining Indigenous governance systems and threatening communities that have long acted as stewards of some of the world’s most biodiverse ecosystems.
—ABC News, 11 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
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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As previously noted, one of the gifts of Russian greats that Saunders most celebrates is their way of locating complex truths in the stuff of ordinary lives—their towns and farms, and their families, their servants; their animals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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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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Each vehicle operates on Rivian's FleetOS platform, which oversees routing, charging, diagnostics, predictive upkeep, and telematics.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The company absorbed xAI earlier this year and now oversees products tied to Grok, Musk’s artificial intelligence chatbot platform.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
20 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
Verb
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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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Planet Labs designs, builds, and operates a fleet of satellites that provides global imagery and geospatial data.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
24 May 2026
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Animal print operates as a neutral in my wardrobe, but Anne Hathaway’s been making the case for wearing it as a pop of print in footwear.—
Olivia Cigliano,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
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Unlike a conventional air suspension setup designed mainly for comfort, DiSus-P actively controls the height and damping of each wheel independently.—
Peter Lyon,
Forbes.com,
24 May 2026
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While the Congolese government still largely controls the northeastern Ituri Province, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, that control is tenuous.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 May 2026
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Downstairs at The Landing, the Food Hall handles the group's picky eaters with pizza, burgers, and wraps, all without a reservation.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Ask how the platform handles episodic memory (what happened, with replay), semantic memory grounded in the ontology (so meaning does not drift between agents) and procedural memory expressed as versioned, testable skills and MCP tools.—
Shailesh Manjrekar,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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The endocannabinoid system—a brain system that regulates mood, sleep, memory and appetite—also undergoes substantial growth and signaling activity during adolescence.—
Sara Novak,
Scientific American,
18 May 2026
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This releases nutrient-rich fungi and bacteria to the soil, regulates soil temperature, and helps retain moisture.—
Rachel Silva,
Martha Stewart,
17 May 2026
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“Stewards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewards. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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