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
  • Although labs such as DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are private, the state supervises them at every stage and, increasingly, finances them.
    — NIALL FERGUSON, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Request the treating physician’s name and qualifications, then ask who performs each stage and how the physician supervises the team.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervises
Verb
  • The commissioner oversees an office with 1,400 employees that regulates more than 1,700 home, auto, workers’ compensation and other insurers, as well as more than 510,000 agents, brokers, adjusters, bail agents and other business entities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • In announcing the changes, SafeSport also nodded to a bipartisan inquiry into a major youth sports organization launched last month by the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee, which also oversees SafeSport.
    — Molly Hensley-Clancy, ProPublica, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of oversees
Verb
  • As the nation watches to see how the elections unfold on Tuesday night, election experts advise voters against listening to politicians who cry foul without offering evidence of fraud as ballots are being cast or counted.
    — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Try doing it in 15 districts with Washington cutting your funding while the whole country watches.
    — Laura Zornosa, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of watches
Verb
  • Cappu also operates out of Beijing and handles select releases in its home market and mainland China.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Northrop Grumman leads development of the three-stage solid-fuel missile, while Lockheed Martin handles its next-generation reentry vehicle.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • The company operates mobile and broadband networks as well as the MOD IPTV service and the Hami Video streaming platform, which together have more than 3 million subscribers.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In Colorado, the chain operates more than 10 restaurants, with locations spanning from Colorado Springs to Arvada.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of operates
Verb
  • This book manages to deliver on the promise of the jaunt without losing any of the rigor.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Her lips were frosted with a sheen of seashell pink, which manages to be both wintry and summery at the same time.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of manages
Verb
  • The commissioner oversees an office with 1,400 employees that regulates more than 1,700 home, auto, workers’ compensation and other insurers, as well as more than 510,000 agents, brokers, adjusters, bail agents and other business entities.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Voters elected Democrat Shelia Edwards to the PSC, which regulates the rates and profits of Georgia Power and Atlanta Gas Light.
    — Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of regulates
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  • Honan and Zeche lead Honan Strategy Group, a New York polling and strategy firm that conducts the 5 Borough Barometer, a recurring survey of New York City public opinion.
    — Bradley Honan, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Instant cooling fibers help keep your sleep surface cooler night after night, while copper infusion naturally conducts heat away from your body to help optimize sleep cycles.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of conducts
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“Superintends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintends. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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