superintending

verb

present participle of superintend
1
as in supervising
to be in charge of superintends the construction of all scenery at the summer theater

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

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3
as in watching
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 superintending
  1. supervising
  2. overseeing
  3. watching
  4. handling
  5. managing
  6. operating
  7. regulating
  8. controlling
Verb
  • Wharton professor Peter Conti-Brown discusses whether the banking system offers a useful model for supervising powerful AI companies.
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Many camps do not allow staff to use or carry phones while supervising campers.
    — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • Parker brings more than two decades of experience producing and overseeing film and television projects across all genres.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Kansas City Immigration Court tries to have at least seven judges overseeing cases, Sharma-Crawford said.
    — Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • Instead, he’s spent August anxiously watching the orange skies from his house in the northern Nevada hills through two consecutive and adjacent wild-land fires, the Bug and Hawk Fires.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Owen Wolff, 21, was just a small child back then, watching his father play for MLS glory and represent America with the United States Men’s National Team.
    — PJ Green August 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of watching
Verb
  • That gives the new processor a path into systems handling large transaction-processing and data-intensive workloads.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Such transformers are physically smaller and lighter than conventional transformers, have modular designs that enable easy upgrades or replacements of parts, and can perform as all-in-one power electronic devices by handling multiple tasks.
    — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Investors are also betting on a future DeepSeek listing in the mainland, said Wayne Shiong, managing partner at Argo Venture Partners, as the startup risks an exodus of senior engineers without financial incentives to stay.
    — Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to managing facilities, his other priorities include enacting policies or resources to ensure students are successful beyond graduation and focusing on student mental health and well-being.
    — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of managing
Verb
  • One of the most striking details in Samsung's latest earnings report is that its operating profit significantly exceeded market expectations.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The command also released a video clip featuring images of military working dogs operating alongside US personnel at locations across the Middle East.
    — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of operating
Verb
  • The brain's locus coeruleus, regulating norepinephrine, governs cognitive performance.
    — Julian Hayes II, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Beyond the backlash, regulating the glasses is a touchy subject, Quintin told Ars.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • The company has also said that controlling the chip, domain controller and underlying software stack could help reduce component costs as production volumes increase.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Japanese doctors have advised patients reporting rashes or difficulty controlling bowels after frequent use to stop until symptoms clear, per the AP.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026
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“Superintending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintending. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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