1
as in handled
to be in charge of
for each sailboat an experienced hand is assigned to supervise a novice seaman
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as in managed
to look after and make decisions about
supervises all the affairs of the athletic club, including hiring someone to run the summer tennis camp
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as in watched
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
we need someone to supervise the construction project while the foreman is in the hospital
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Recent Examples of supervised
Magazines Canada is supervised by an all-volunteer board of directors who serve two-year terms.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Some are clinically supervised; others position themselves as complementary to Western medicine rather than a replacement for it.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
In Europe, Clinique La Prairie in Switzerland has become a flagship for the trend, with weeklong programs supervised by more than 50 specialized doctors and a growing audience of guests in their late thirties and forties focused on prevention.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
With this group, Goldschmied created and supervised about 15 groundbreaking brands including Goldie, Diesel, Replay, Ten Big Boys, BoBo Kaminsky, Hot Products, Soup, Via Vai, Retour, Muscle—each one for a different product category.
—Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Del Toro returned to Cannes to present a 4K restoration of Pan’s Labyrinth, marking the 20th anniversary of its world premiere and the still-unbroken record of a 23-minute standing ovation, having personally supervised every stage of the restoration from the original 35mm negative.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
In 1962, the German philosopher and semiotician Max Bense, who had supervised Lutz’s work, attempted to draw a distinction between natural and artificial poetry.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Armstrong faces five years in prison, three years supervised release and a fine of $10,000.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 18 May 2026
Built in the 17th century under King Louis XIV, the National Institution of Invalides houses dozens of residents — among them military veterans, Holocaust survivors and civilian victims of conflicts and attacks who receive long-term, medically supervised care.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Some are clinically supervised; others position themselves as complementary to Western medicine rather than a replacement for it.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 20 May 2026
In Europe, Clinique La Prairie in Switzerland has become a flagship for the trend, with weeklong programs supervised by more than 50 specialized doctors and a growing audience of guests in their late thirties and forties focused on prevention.
—Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2026
With this group, Goldschmied created and supervised about 15 groundbreaking brands including Goldie, Diesel, Replay, Ten Big Boys, BoBo Kaminsky, Hot Products, Soup, Via Vai, Retour, Muscle—each one for a different product category.
—Maria Cristina Pavarini, Footwear News, 19 May 2026
Del Toro returned to Cannes to present a 4K restoration of Pan’s Labyrinth, marking the 20th anniversary of its world premiere and the still-unbroken record of a 23-minute standing ovation, having personally supervised every stage of the restoration from the original 35mm negative.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026
In 1962, the German philosopher and semiotician Max Bense, who had supervised Lutz’s work, attempted to draw a distinction between natural and artificial poetry.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 18 May 2026
Armstrong faces five years in prison, three years supervised release and a fine of $10,000.
—Sierra Van Der Brug, Daily News, 18 May 2026
Built in the 17th century under King Louis XIV, the National Institution of Invalides houses dozens of residents — among them military veterans, Holocaust survivors and civilian victims of conflicts and attacks who receive long-term, medically supervised care.
—Sylvie Corbet, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervised
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According to the county’s trauma dashboard, local hospitals handled 1,633 motor vehicle injuries in 2024.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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Soursop is a delicate fruit, so it should be handled with care.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
28 May 2026
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Any improvements to the crappie house and boat slips would have to be managed by Plyler, Spicer said.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 May 2026
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But this divide cannot be managed if it’s not measured.—
Matt Rosenbaum,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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The rules for when games can be watched from the beginning on Prime differ depending on whether the game is exclusive to Prime, airing on another national broadcaster, or only being carried locally and on League Pass—as one 20-plus-comment Reddit discussion detailed.—
Jacob Feldman,
Sportico.com,
1 June 2026
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In April, as both sides of the Atlantic watched on, the king and queen carried out their first state visit to the United States as monarchs.—
Jennifer Hassan,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Grand interiors panjandrum Pierre-Yves Rochon, who oversaw the 2005 Four Seasons transformation, apparently got a different memo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Heading into the 2025 pay vote, lead independent board director John Donovan oversaw shareholder outreach to discuss changes to the compensation program that included reducing maximum payouts and updating financial measures for stock awards.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
2 June 2026
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The paint is deftly mottled but its handling lacks the prowess of her later work (see, for example, Being Beamed, 1984, a fantasia of extraterrestrial teleportation in which the watercolor is sumptuous but perfectly controlled).—
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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One interested investor was a major Iranian telecom company owned in part, through layers of subsidiaries, by Setad-e Ejrayi, a bonyad controlled by Khamenei.—
Bozorgmehr Sharafedin,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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During a brief press conference attended by Oregon Live, Sandy Police Chief Patrick Huskey confirmed that the officer was in stable condition and was expected to survive.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
2 June 2026
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The news follows the team’s latest sellout crowd for the Spirit’s 2-1 win over the Seattle Reign on Saturday — 19,365 people attended in the highest-grossing match in club history, according to president of soccer operations Haley Carter.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Storm directed more than four dozen screen projects from the mid-1970s through 1999, with the longest tenure coming on the Robin Williams and Pam Dawber sitcom Mork & Mindy.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Produced and directed by first-time filmmakers and tech entrepreneur brothers Ash and Pooya Koosha, the film is a fictional dramatization of events around the massacre of Iranian civilians last January.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
27 May 2026
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At Iowa, Clark often operated as both her team's primary scorer and primary facilitator, routinely attempting difficult passes that few players would even consider.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Deployed and operated by Daxbot, the robots are evaluating sidewalks, pedestrian pathways and curb ramps, police said.—
Jason Green,
Mercury News,
30 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Supervised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervised. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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