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a person who manages or directs something
the office of the superintendent of parks issues camping permits
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Recent Examples of superintendents
That money, superintendents say, is desperately needed in their districts.
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Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
Many of the problems the Statesman and ProPublica heard from superintendents had disproportionate impacts on students with disabilities.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Safety, legal enforcement, resource protection, and public access are all at stake as these incidents unfold against a backdrop of strained park operations and recent warnings from conservation advocates and former park superintendents.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
While teacher turnover has declined, the rate for principals and superintendents has risen.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
In previous government shutdowns, national parks that remained open but unstaffed experienced vandalism and destruction of wildlife habitats, according to a recent letter signed by 40 former park superintendents and sent to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
That prompted the group to author a letter, signed by more than 40 former national park superintendents, calling for parks to be closed.
—Caitlyn Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Park superintendents could decide if previously scheduled special events and activities authorized by special use permits could go on, if no NPS personnel are needed for monitoring them.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2025
That includes about 700 traditional equipment operators along with roughly 300 seasonal workers, supervisors, superintendents and engineering technicians, Cadue said.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 22 Oct. 2025
Many of the problems the Statesman and ProPublica heard from superintendents had disproportionate impacts on students with disabilities.
—Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 15 Oct. 2025
Safety, legal enforcement, resource protection, and public access are all at stake as these incidents unfold against a backdrop of strained park operations and recent warnings from conservation advocates and former park superintendents.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
While teacher turnover has declined, the rate for principals and superintendents has risen.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 6 Oct. 2025
In previous government shutdowns, national parks that remained open but unstaffed experienced vandalism and destruction of wildlife habitats, according to a recent letter signed by 40 former park superintendents and sent to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
That prompted the group to author a letter, signed by more than 40 former national park superintendents, calling for parks to be closed.
—Caitlyn Kim, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Park superintendents could decide if previously scheduled special events and activities authorized by special use permits could go on, if no NPS personnel are needed for monitoring them.
—Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 29 Sep. 2025
That includes about 700 traditional equipment operators along with roughly 300 seasonal workers, supervisors, superintendents and engineering technicians, Cadue said.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for superintendents
Noun
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Similarly, successful managers scale, while the unsuccessful fade.—
Mike Terwilliger,
Fortune,
24 Oct. 2025
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Unlike a host of seedy managers looking to make a quick buck, Landau had real care and compassion for Springsteen.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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That was when PeerK12 alerted the district to the human swastika display and the inaction of SDA administrators.—
Marsha Sutton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Oct. 2025
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Buyouts don’t seem to matter to college administrators, so all that Kelly may have in his back pocket is the chance to change offensive coordinators.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
19 Oct. 2025
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Players, coaches, executives and ownership groups have come and gone, but the team remains despite a lengthy and emotional relocation saga that nearly resulted in a move to Seattle.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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Most network executives are at least somewhat sophisticated and have a decent sense of humor.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
25 Oct. 2025
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At that meeting, Buchanan's reappointment to a full five-year term on the housing authority's board was rejected in a 6-2 decision, with two city directors absent.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
23 Oct. 2025
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Alongside dozens of producers, beverage directors, buyers, and supporters, ABV became a destination and community.—
Osayi Endolyn,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
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Milwaukee County supervisors have proposed a pilot program to place uniformed security on buses to reduce fare evasion.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Treatment supervisors generate a unique model for each river, adjusting for variables as seemingly inconsequential as the appearance of a new beaver dam, which can completely alter the flow.—
Katie Thornton,
New Yorker,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Superintendents.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintendents. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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