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
  • That includes arranging seat belts into place and manipulating small fastenings; working with delicate parts like hoses, wires, carpets and trim panels and supervising technology on the floor.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 6 July 2026
  • Nadella is also supervising major changes in units such as Xbox and has become more hands-on with product development.
    — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • When overseeing retirement accounts, employers have a fiduciary duty to make prudent decisions and put their workers’ interests first.
    — Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 8 July 2026
  • Odetta led current drama series, overseeing shows from season two onward.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 8 July 2026
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • The brand would be wiser to instead focus on making healthy meals for a night in watching Love Island.
    — Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
  • But watching Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles win team gold at the Paris Olympics inspired Ohashi.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Definition of watching
Verb
  • Reframe retained a local contractor who is handling the project from permitting to landscaping.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • This long history of adaptation explains why our hands are both strong and highly precise, capable of handling everything from heavy lifting to delicate tasks.
    — Steven Lautzenheiser, The Conversation, 6 July 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Diabetes medications, arthritis treatments, allergy shots, and auto-injectors all make care more accessible when managing chronic conditions.
    — Irina Butler, Boston Herald, 10 July 2026
  • Despite the challenges posed to ranchers, wolves play an important role in managing the balance of an ecosystem.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of managing
Verb
  • The couple are accused of operating a scheme that targeted fellow Vietnamese immigrants.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • Under the terms of the settlement and Disney acquisition, Fubo has continued operating as a separate, stand-alone company.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 9 July 2026
Definition of operating
Verb
  • Alysa Guffey After intense pushback to the first draft of the zoning ordinance, the city's Department of Metropolitan, the city agency charged with regulating land use and zoning in the city limits, tweaked the proposal to tighten some regulations.
    — Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 July 2026
  • When temperatures are extremely high, some people’s bodies can have trouble regulating temperature.
    — Hali Smith July 2, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • Sacramento dominated the game on the stat sheet, controlling 65% of the possession and outpassing Boise by a 2-to-1 margin.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 12 July 2026
  • Managing those demands — simplifying decisions, controlling tempo and conserving energy — may be as much a feature of playing in the heat as the physical strain itself.
    — Alan McCall, New York Times, 11 July 2026
Definition of controlling
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