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
Animation is supervised by Jakub Pištecký, whose credits include Rango, Pirates of the Caribbean, and The Avengers.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
Each exercise session was supervised and followed a clear structure, Muotri says.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Feb. 2026
All four officers were members of the Defense Tactics Unit at the State Police Academy, and would have supervised and/or interacted with Delgado-Garcia during his training.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
In years past, advocacy advertising has been supervised by people in Washington, says VerCammen, but more of the New York agency offices have been getting involved.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Dillard also supervised other communication technicians and accessed names from their dispatches as well.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
According to Principal O'Toole-Trivas, staff and school resource officers supervised the walkout at Carver.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
At a pageant in Stephenville, Edythe measured the winner while Mary Kay supervised the rodeo queen’s makeup.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Hassan had been chosen by our physics teacher, Ustaz Salim, to participate in science experiments supervised by professors at Hebrew University.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 16 Feb. 2026
Each exercise session was supervised and followed a clear structure, Muotri says.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 11 Feb. 2026
All four officers were members of the Defense Tactics Unit at the State Police Academy, and would have supervised and/or interacted with Delgado-Garcia during his training.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 10 Feb. 2026
In years past, advocacy advertising has been supervised by people in Washington, says VerCammen, but more of the New York agency offices have been getting involved.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
Dillard also supervised other communication technicians and accessed names from their dispatches as well.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2026
According to Principal O'Toole-Trivas, staff and school resource officers supervised the walkout at Carver.
—Jt Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
At a pageant in Stephenville, Edythe measured the winner while Mary Kay supervised the rodeo queen’s makeup.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Feb. 2026
Hassan had been chosen by our physics teacher, Ustaz Salim, to participate in science experiments supervised by professors at Hebrew University.
—Literary Hub, 2 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervised
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Lensed on 16mm by Frimmel, who handled DP duties, while Covi is credited as both screenwriter and co-editor, the film has a grainy old-school look that adds to the general sense of time gone by.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Feb. 2026
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In 2019, Ito admitted to concealing financial ties to Epstein and stepped down amid backlash over how donations were handled and characterized.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Against the odds, Ukraine managed to repel the initial Russian attack on Kyiv and, within a few months, took back large swaths of land originally seized by Moscow.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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Abstaining from all fluids may sound challenging, but it can be managed with proper planning, says fitness and mental health coach Saima Husain, who is also fasting during Ramadan.—
Devinder Bains,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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There has been a lot of sympathy for the sisters as Britons have watched each salacious detail emerge.—
Lauren Said-Moorhouse,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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My editor has watched her teenage daughter miss various dance competitions each of the last three years due to two separate injuries and a bout with appendicitis.—
Jonathan Carone,
Parents,
16 Feb. 2026
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Clark oversaw negotiations for the previous two CBAs, including the 2022 deal that followed a 99-day lockout.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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At Sandbox, Basden oversaw the careers of Kacey Musgraves, Brandi Carlile and Kelsea Ballerini, among others.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2026
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Thick or coarse hair becomes more controlled without needing grease or gel.—
Justin Fenner,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2026
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The drones can also be controlled by a pilot.—
Christa Swanson,
CBS News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Roughly a dozen people attended the news conference, including two West Hollywood City Council members, representatives from survivor advocacy groups, attorneys and law professors.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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John Washington, now in his 50s, attended a public elementary and middle school in the Chestnut Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia and then went to a large magnet high school, a type of public school that has a selective admission process.—
Leana Cabral,
The Conversation,
17 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, these tech giants should certainly exercise more care in material directed at children.—
Erwin Chemerinsky,
Mercury News,
18 Feb. 2026
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Recommending housing, planning reforms The mayor directed Keane and Southard to conduct an examination of the structures of the Housing and Planning departments with the goal of making recommendations about potential strategic changes.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2026
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For nine months, the device operated in the harsh radiation environment of space.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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What emerged, Jackson told the court Thursday, was the portrait of a transient and calculating offender who operated across multiple states and evaded law enforcement for years.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Supervised.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervised. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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