superintended

verb

past tense of superintend
1
as in supervised
to be in charge of superintends the construction of all scenery at the summer theater

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2
as in operated
to look after and make decisions about homeschooling parents who superintend their children's education

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3
as in oversaw
to take charge of especially on behalf of another whoever's superintending the warehouse will know what's been delivered today

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superintended
  1. supervised
  2. operated
  3. oversaw
  4. handled
  5. managed
  6. watched
  7. conducted
  8. controlled
Verb
  • City officials said the Daxbots will be supervised at all times and wear high-visibility vests.
    — Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • The complaint claimed the care home company failed to ensure Kasanga’s food was properly prepared or that she was supervised while eating, as well as failing to respond appropriately to the choking.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • The aircraft is operated by the private charter division of Qatar Airways, a World Cup sponsor.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
  • During the tests, four live airdrops were successfully conducted over the course of six days using the transport operated by the RAF.
    — David Szondy July 18, New Atlas, 19 July 2026
Definition of operated
Verb
  • As mayor of Greater Manchester for nine years, Burnham oversaw a city region whose economy has grown at roughly twice the rate of the country as a whole.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Prior to the conflict in the Middle East, the president oversaw consistently lower costs compared with his predecessor.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
Definition of oversaw
Verb
  • Each company explicitly named the illness as a material business risk and warned fresh, raw leafy greens handled at its restaurants were at risk for the parasite.
    — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Langley, 27, handled the mishap with ease and slipped into a Baltimore Ravens jersey before picking up her guitar and carrying on with the show at M&T Bank Stadium.
    — Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of handled
Verb
  • That is 22 more than teams managed in Qatar in 2022 and nine more than in the 2018 tournament in Russia — with the caveat that 36 more games have already been played in the United States, Canada and Mexico.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Rushdie lost an eye and suffered other life-threatening injuries but managed to survive.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Definition of managed
Verb
  • Per Fifa’s data, more than 50 million people across Mexico, Canada, and the USA watched the World Cup unfold during its opening weekend.
    — Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 16 July 2026
  • Publishers have watched advertising revenue shrink drastically as audiences moved online and the companies’ platforms captured more than half of global digital ad spending.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 15 July 2026
Definition of watched
Verb
  • The surveillance program remains active, and mosquito control operations are being conducted in areas the virus activity has been detected.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
  • The first and most important thing to remember is that both people — but especially Bellingham — will have conducted their post-match duties in a state of physical and emotional exhaustion.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 14 July 2026
Definition of conducted
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  • In the end, Spain showed why Yamal was so confident as Spain controlled the match throughout with its midfield and passing in the final third.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
  • Larger pests, like slugs, are best controlled with hand-picking or by companion planting petunias with plants that naturally deter pests.
    — Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 14 July 2026
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