superintends

verb

present tense third-person singular of superintend
1
as in supervises
to be in charge of superintends the construction of all scenery at the summer theater

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

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3
as in watches
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 superintends
  1. supervises
  2. oversees
  3. watches
  4. handles
  5. operates
  6. manages
  7. regulates
  8. conducts
Verb
  • David Smith, who supervises the district’s aedes crew, said his team has received an increasing number of service requests for day-biting mosquitoes within the neighborhood.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
  • View on Spotify Randall Poster, Air Mail’s Music Editor, supervises the music in movies.
    — Air Mail, Air Mail, 4 July 2026
Definition of supervises
Verb
  • Chef Kendrick Hollis, a military veteran with 15+ years of experience, oversees the kitchen.
    — Melissa Oyler, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
  • In 2018, he was named president of 49ers Enterprises, which oversees the NFL club’s outside business ventures.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of oversees
Verb
  • In the song, the child watches strangers come and pray for his mother, and other strangers carry her away to be buried, but none pay attention to him.
    — Shira Li Bartov, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
  • My first morning in Athens, at the hotel pool, an older woman watches me dip my toes into the icy water.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 July 2026
Definition of watches
Verb
  • The escalating standoff comes as the fragile truce reached last month has fractured, once again disrupting energy flows through the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, which typically handles around 20% of the world's oil traffic.
    — Sam Meredith,Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 17 July 2026
  • Any advantage to daytime drinking probably comes down to your behaviors around drinking and sleep timing rather than a biological loophole in how the liver handles alcohol.
    — Lauren Panoff, Verywell Health, 17 July 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • Xaver Schlager knows how Glasner operates, having played under him for two years at Wolfsburg.
    — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 21 July 2026
  • With a fleet of more than 80 aircraft, PAL operates across the Philippines and 40 international destinations in Asia, North America, Australia and the Middle East.
    — Ian Sayson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of operates
Verb
  • Until the grid manages load better, data centers curtail their own, or new supply comes online, calling on emergency power isn't the backup plan.
    — Anna Demeo, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The system manages formation spacing, navigation, and task allocation automatically, allowing crews to focus on tactical decisions.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 July 2026
Definition of manages
Verb
  • Kalshi agrees with the federal government that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission — which regulates swaps and derivatives — has the sole power to regulate prediction markets.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 19 July 2026
  • Asked for help Just four arson and bomb investigators work for the state fire marshal, the division that regulates fireworks.
    — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of regulates
Verb
  • Stonepeak owns Omni Air International, a charter airline that conducts long-haul deportation flights for the federal government.
    — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026
  • Mary Chun conducts the production directed by Elly Lichenstein.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 16 July 2026
Definition of conducts
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