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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as in oversees
to look after and make decisions about
will steward the city's library programs
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Recent Examples of stewards
Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
The crew of 18 includes a physician, an executive chef, guides, and stewards who travel with the group.
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Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
If all four criteria are met, then the stewards proceed with revisiting the decision.
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Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
In his view, sovereign wealth funds are no longer just stewards of surplus capital.
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Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
In Topawa, guests visit the Tohono O’odham Cultural Center to learn how the desert’s original stewards have flourished for millennia despite the modern line dividing their ancestral lands.
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Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
And in the past, the community has acted as stewards of the site.
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Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
One fan was unable to sit still and was given special permission by stewards to stand near an exit to work off his anxious energy by pogo’ing on the spot.
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Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 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.
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Kelsey Glennon,
Travel + Leisure,
18 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.
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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.
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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.
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Alfredo Sosa,
Christian Science Monitor,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
He was called to the stewards and slapped with a one-race ban that rules him out of Sunday's Grand Prix.
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Matt Reigle Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
The crew of 18 includes a physician, an executive chef, guides, and stewards who travel with the group.
—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
18 June 2026
If all four criteria are met, then the stewards proceed with revisiting the decision.
—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
In his view, sovereign wealth funds are no longer just stewards of surplus capital.
—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
In Topawa, guests visit the Tohono O’odham Cultural Center to learn how the desert’s original stewards have flourished for millennia despite the modern line dividing their ancestral lands.
—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
And in the past, the community has acted as stewards of the site.
—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026
One fan was unable to sit still and was given special permission by stewards to stand near an exit to work off his anxious energy by pogo’ing on the spot.
—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
30 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
Verb
But the press office, which stewards the bank’s image, was not on board.
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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 Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Telangana, jogti hijras, jogins, or jogappas are trans women who devote themselves in temples as special servants to the goddess Yellamma.
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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.
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There are approximately 3,800 public highway/rail crossings in Missouri, but state funding only allows for improvements to around 30 to 35 crossings per year, according to the Missouri Department of Transportation’s (MODOT) Office of Multimodal Operations, which oversees rail services in the state.
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In addition to his literary career, Sarris oversees the multibillion-dollar Graton Resort & Casino, and uses gaming revenue for tribal housing, education and activism, even as the project exposes tensions over wealth, power and belonging in Sonoma County.
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Milshtein previously served as adviser to COGAT, which supervises civilian policy in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.
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As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.
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Drawing upon the fine dining experience of both Chef Gabon and partner Celine Wuu (who deftly manages the floor), Naides serves an original interpretation of Filipino cuisine in the form of a stylishly modern tasting menu.
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Above that sits an orchestration layer that manages workflows and how the models interact, then a trust and compliance layer that enforces the regulatory and governance guardrails.
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The company leases the roof to a third-party solar company that operates and maintains the solar array.
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This network operates on a hub-and-satellite model, allowing electronics to be collected and processed closer to where they are retired rather than being shipped long distances to a small number of centralized facilities.
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China controls roughly 90% of the global bismuth supply.
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Well, first, yes, Iran controls the strait.
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The Department of State, which handles visa applications from abroad, has not released its full 2025 data, but the numbers through September show a similar picture.
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In Kansas City and Independence, each city’s health department enforces the food code while in Kansas, the state’s Department of Agriculture handles inspections.
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The move by the Bar Standards Board, which regulates lawyers practicing in England and Wales, is the latest challenge Khan is facing.
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This matters because humans have a direct neural pathway from the eyes to the brain region that regulates the circadian rhythm, our internal biological clock governing wakefulness and sleep.
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“Stewards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewards. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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