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
  • Co-founder Nemmert supervised the build of Lokia’s operating system (Lokia OS) and runs the company’s operations and production side.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In mid-October Reliable’s software taxied, took off and landed a Cessna Grand Caravan, a single-engine turboprop plane, at Albuquerque’s main airport while a pilot supervised from company headquarters in California, more than 700 miles away.
    — Peter Hall, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of supervised
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  • Threats were also made against a Prague-to-Bucharest, Romania, flight operated by Romanian carrier Tarom, and a Ryanair flight from the Portuguese capital, Lisbon, to Rome.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The complication is that about 95% of the world’s 46,000 McDonald’s restaurants are owned and operated by franchisees — and some have pushed back against a proposal that could require $650,000 to $800,000 of investment per store.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of operated
Verb
  • Foley also oversaw the launch and creative direction of the designer’s global social media platforms.
    — Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Luis Benitez Alcantara, 49, who was serving as the district judge in Mexico City at the time, oversaw Clark's extradition proceedings, according to the DOJ.
    — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of oversaw
Verb
  • Pando has since handled more than 57 terabytes of Git packfiles in a single hour.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Tia, on her end, handled the ambush skillfully, parrying jabs without raising her voice to prevent Wendy from having any opening to feign victimization.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of handled
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  • Deckhand Matt may just be the most audacious toe-stepper to debut in this franchise since Alesia, who, in the last season of Down Under, managed to rearrange the interior team according to her own proclivities.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 3 Nov. 2026
  • This looming ban — slipped into a sweeping budget bill passed by Congress last year — was set to go into effect this November before a bipartisan coalition of senators managed to punt the deadline by a month, to December 11.
    — Sarah Owermohle, CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of managed
Verb
  • Similarly, Russell watched her mother balance parenthood with her medical career as a doctor, demonstrating the work ethic that has stayed with her throughout her career.
    — Fraser Godden, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • More than 200 people watched the race on a big screen in a theater near where Antonelli grew up, while friends and fans gathered to cheer him on at a watch party organized at a local pub in San Marino, where the Italian currently resides.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of watched
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  • In an October poll conducted by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies, co-sponsored by The Times, Bass erased an 11-point gap with Raman.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The rituals were conducted in an effort to restore stability after events such as a famine or drought.
    — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of conducted
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  • She was expected to satisfy the white executives who controlled her career, the Black audiences who wanted better representation, and her own ambitions as an actress.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Democrats have controlled the comptroller’s office every year since 1975.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of controlled
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