supervises

present tense third-person singular of supervise
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Recent Examples of supervises Sebastio supervises retail, finance and an in-house team of three designers for product consistency, as the brand was first inspired by his own and his father’s wardrobe. Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 10 Oct. 2025 The assistant chief directly supervises section commanders, providing leadership, mentorship and guidance. Sacbee.com, 9 Oct. 2025 The private firm, which Yu says had $20 million in revenue in 2024, provides consulting, supervises construction and drafts designs for urban landscapes around the world. Elisabeth Brier, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 The military, led by an officer known only as the Major (Mark Hamill, the right amount of hammy), remains in control and supervises the Walk. Alison Willmore, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025 The leader of this office also administers one of the largest justice programs and supervises tens of thousands of defendants charged with crimes. Paul Vallas, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un, left, supervises the test-firing of two types of new anti-air missiles at an undisclosed location in North Korea on August 23, 2025. Tom O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Aug. 2025 The Fed also supervises and regulates banks and their financial activities through a series of examinations, stress testing and corrective actions, and attempts to identify and mitigate systemic risks. Alex Harring, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2025 The officer supervises inmates, enforces rules and ensures the safety of both inmates and staff. Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervises
Verb
  • The McClatchy Commerce Content team, which is independent from our newsroom, oversees this content.
    Kevin Cerveny, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
  • As part of his curatorial brief, Havens oversees the Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection of Literary and Historical Forgery, available via JSTOR.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Whether seen as a necessary application of justice or a politically fraught escalation, the case ensures that the debate over how America manages its most sensitive secrets is far from over.
    Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • But the bigger question is how the industry manages them, and whether lenders are incentivized to prioritize durability over growth for its own sake.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So, tonight, this song goes out to a white man who watches [pornography series] Ghetto Gaggers and mocks Asian people on a podcast.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The wife ushers the two frightened boys behind her, and watches on helplessly as her husband screams in agony and terror, thrashing his arms and legs.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Schweitzman and Sutherland will jointly oversee the division, which handles packaging, financing, production and sales for independent film, television and digital projects at the agency.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
  • TrustNordisk handles international sales.
    Zac Ntim, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The group operates entirely through foster homes rather than cages, allowing cats to experience comfort and routine before adoption.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
  • So many basketball books—my own included—pitch themselves as true windows into how that world operates.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Today, the Coco de Mer is so revered that the government regulates it like a cultural treasure.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Federal Railroad Administration regulates the operation of the gate.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • SpaceX conducts many of its own rocket launches, most using the Falcon 9 rocket, from California and Florida.
    Eric Lagatta, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
  • According to SpaceX, Starshield conducts both Earth observation and communications missions.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Israel, which controls aid into Gaza, has repeatedly halted and blocked entry points, which critics have called inhumane leverage.
    Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • That reportedly includes Mango MNG Holding, which controls 95 percent of Mango’s capital.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 17 Oct. 2025

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