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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
  • Some act like the cool parent who supervises their child’s drug use.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • In her current role, Second Assistant District Attorney, Sprague supervises all homicides that occur in Plymouth County as well as all firearm and narcotics cases, according to her profile.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of supervises
Verb
  • After initially joining the Columbus Crew and HSG in November 2022 as VP & general counsel and assistant counsel, respectively, Shepro now oversees business operations for both the Crew and Columbus NWSL 2028.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Her departure follows the merger of Banijay and All3Media earlier this year with Ben Samek installed as CEO of Banijay Americas, the division that oversees ESNA.
    — Peter White, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of oversees
Verb
  • Nobody else who works on (or watches) these films ever thinks about the people who live in these locations for the rest of the year.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Ellen displays intimacy with Lara in front of Ruby; Lara withholds and then offers attention; Ruby watches with envy, desire, and the alertness of a guest who cannot tell whether she is being welcomed or appraised.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of watches
Verb
  • Bruemmer’s own description of how Cleveland Clinic handles aggressive dietary interventions signals where this is going.
    — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The answer to this question tells me a lot about how someone handles disagreement.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • The British tech unicorn, which operates a string of AI-ready data centres in the US and Europe and is backed by the deep pockets of Nvidia, has filed for an IPO on the New York Stock Exchange.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The Resolutions Living home operates in a regulatory gray area and is not authorized to provide medical care.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of operates
Verb
  • That capacity will be needed as Britain manages several submarine programs at the same time.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Andra Bennett, a spokesperson for the city’s public events department, which manages the convention center, said the demolition of the center’s arena is the next phase in a project that has spanned two decades.
    — Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of manages
Verb
  • Moisture affects resistance A memristor (or a memory resistor), is a two-terminal electrical component that regulates current flow while remembering the amount of charge that has passed through it before.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The unit regulates vehicles for hire, including taxicabs, limousines, shuttle vans and special needs transportation vehicles.
    — Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of regulates
Verb
  • Space is central to national security infrastructure and warfighting efforts, and serves a critical role in how the military communicates, navigates, conducts operations and tracks threats globally.
    — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • New defensive tariffs can be imposed only after the commission conducts a formal investigation, which is bound by statutory deadlines and triggered by evidence of injury to European industry.
    — JONAS NAHM, Foreign Affairs, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of conducts
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“Superintends.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintends. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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