1
as in overseeing
to be in charge of
for each sailboat an experienced hand is assigned to supervise a novice seaman
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2
as in managing
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 watching
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 supervising
Hospitals also can bill patients’ insurance for services provided by residents, though not for the time that established doctors spend supervising them.
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Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Moench served as a staff writer on Season 1 of Apple TV’s Severance and was upped to supervising producer for Season 2.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Kathleen Kennedy will receive the Filmmaker Award, while supervising sound editor Mark Mangini will receive the Career Achievement Award.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
The president has also moved to fill both advisory boards supervising the ballroom project with his own aides and appointees.
—ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Currently, Defour's sister has been supervising everything and has been working every single day since April 2025.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Although Shirley’s video implied the day care was empty, several of the violations noted in that report involved overcrowding, with too many children in some rooms and too few adults supervising them.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
That’s one of the big goals of the San Diego Public Library’s winter reading challenge, explains Emily Derry, the library’s supervising librarian for youth and family services.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
New roles will emerge, from agent builders to AI strategists, and existing positions will expand to include supervising and managing digital workers.
—Charles Lamanna, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Meg Wingerter, Denver Post, 13 Jan. 2026
Moench served as a staff writer on Season 1 of Apple TV’s Severance and was upped to supervising producer for Season 2.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 Jan. 2026
Kathleen Kennedy will receive the Filmmaker Award, while supervising sound editor Mark Mangini will receive the Career Achievement Award.
—Beatrice Verhoeven, HollywoodReporter, 12 Jan. 2026
The president has also moved to fill both advisory boards supervising the ballroom project with his own aides and appointees.
—ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
Currently, Defour's sister has been supervising everything and has been working every single day since April 2025.
—Brian Sherrod, CBS News, 7 Jan. 2026
Although Shirley’s video implied the day care was empty, several of the violations noted in that report involved overcrowding, with too many children in some rooms and too few adults supervising them.
—Andy Rose, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
That’s one of the big goals of the San Diego Public Library’s winter reading challenge, explains Emily Derry, the library’s supervising librarian for youth and family services.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2025
New roles will emerge, from agent builders to AI strategists, and existing positions will expand to include supervising and managing digital workers.
—Charles Lamanna, Fortune, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervising
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Dylan Clark will produce for Dylan Clark Productions (The Batman, The Penguin), with Brian Williams overseeing the project for the company.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
13 Jan. 2026
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Eddings had been promoted to superintendent, overseeing the Paid Detail and Court Units, in 2019.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
13 Jan. 2026
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Her mother accompanied her to appointments, managing logistics and providing emotional support.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Tina Olson, a managing attorney with the Juvenile Lifer Unit in the State Appellate Defender Office, says the decision doesn't minimize the crimes committed – or the victims impacted – but instead ensures defendants are given fair punishments.—
Elaine Rojas-Castillo,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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Explore its extreme landscapes during the day on a scenic drive before watching the stars put on a show at night.—
Elizabeth Rhodes,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Jan. 2026
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Here, there's a skin-crawling effect to watching the story unfold onstage.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Oreca is handling all chassis work as well as some aero and design work for the Ford prototype.—
Jerry Perez,
The Drive,
16 Jan. 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Jan. 2026
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Vendors would also be restricted from operating within 500 feet of freeway on-ramps or off-ramps.—
Conor McGill,
CBS News,
15 Jan. 2026
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According to the Department of Homeland Security, more than 2,000 immigration agents are operating in the Twin Cities area.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Middleton first carried the Small Hudson bag from DeMellier in a rich mocha brown while attending Christmas Morning Service at Sandringham Estate.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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Among the companies attending are Chevron, which still operates in Venezuela, and ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips, which both had oil projects in the country that were lost as part of a 2007 nationalization of private businesses under Maduro’s predecessor, Hugo Chávez.—
Josh Boak,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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The farmers also pitched in with efforts of their own, including adjusting fertilizer methods, controlling soil erosion and increasing on-site water retention.—
Amy Green,
Miami Herald,
9 Jan. 2026
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Other concerning behaviors may include constant messaging, controlling actions, name-calling, threats, or refusing to respect your boundaries.—
Elissa Jorgensen,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Silk is known to have great temperature-regulating qualities, so these will lock in the heat during the winter and keep you cool in the summer.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
10 Jan. 2026
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That’s because our oceans play a key role in regulating the impact of global carbon emissions in our atmosphere—absorbing about 90% of the excess heat from planetary warming trapped by greenhouse gases over the past century.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Supervising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervising. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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