as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
the office of the superintendent of parks issues camping permits
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Recent Examples of superintendent
The rollover occurred after school, before any students had been dropped off, said Bruce Gearing, superintendent of the Leander Independent School District.
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
The superintendent for Broward County Public Schools also said there have been no instances of ICE showing up at schools.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
The story is told in vignettes, showing us the perspectives of a teacher, a parent, a police officer, a school superintendent, a drug addict and the one student who didn’t run away.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 8 Aug. 2025
Her character, Linda, is dealing with a house flood that made her roof cave in, a therapist played by Conan O’Brien who could stand to be better at his job, and being courted by A$AP Rocky’s motel superintendent, who watches weird things on the internet.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 14 Aug. 2025
The superintendent for Broward County Public Schools also said there have been no instances of ICE showing up at schools.
—Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2025
The story is told in vignettes, showing us the perspectives of a teacher, a parent, a police officer, a school superintendent, a drug addict and the one student who didn’t run away.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 8 Aug. 2025
Her character, Linda, is dealing with a house flood that made her roof cave in, a therapist played by Conan O’Brien who could stand to be better at his job, and being courted by A$AP Rocky’s motel superintendent, who watches weird things on the internet.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superintendent
Noun
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The 160-person staff includes psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, case managers and people who have received mental health treatment.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Aug. 2025
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Rogers died from lung cancer, his longtime manager Meryl Soodak told ABC7 and The Hollywood Reporter.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Her daughter was miserable at school, crying everyday, and Palmer was also feeling increasingly miserable in her school administrator job. Making a switch improved everyone’s wellbeing.—
Kerry McDonald,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The Star-Telegram spoke with sheriffs, jail administrators, advocates, lawyers and other stakeholders to get perspective on the issue.—
Cody Copeland,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
22 Aug. 2025
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Pioneering female music industry executives Leslie Fram and Cameo Carlson are finding new ways to amplify diverse voices in Nashville's country music scene.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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The series is led by Wyle, who also executive produces and writes.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
21 Aug. 2025
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It was created in 2008 and the director position is a mayoral appointment.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Last month, White House communications director Steven Cheung criticized a different Washington Post story that quoted a drone warfare expert about the vulnerability of the U.S. to drone strikes.—
Shannon Bond,
NPR,
18 Aug. 2025
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After her recovery journey, Ward began working as a recovery support technician supervisor at Freedom House in 2022.—
Ruby Grisin,
The Courier-Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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Plant supervisors could log downtime reasons, tag root causes and assign action items.—
Apurva Wadodkar,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Superintendent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintendent. Accessed 27 Aug. 2025.
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