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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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
As a producer, executive producer or supervising producer, Keller’s credits include 24 episodes of The Pretender, Boomtown, 17 episodes of Blue Bloods and the 2017 documentary King Cohen.
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Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Additionally, Dropout staffer Ebony Elaine Hardin has been promoted from supervising producer to director of production.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
The first demos had obvious chase cars supervising the operations.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Duneland also brought its special education programs in-house, changing its relationship with the Porter County Education Services, which had been supervising special education teachers.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
His main job was supervising football.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Duties range from diagnosing and treat mental health issues to planning treatment programs and supervising staff who help provide care.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By July 17 of that year, the victim had been placed under the care of a psychiatrist, who was supervising Lee.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump is set to chair the Board of Peace, which will be tasked with supervising postwar restoration efforts in Gaza as part of the second phase of the president’s 20-point peace plan.
—Sophie Brams, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2026
Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Feb. 2026
Additionally, Dropout staffer Ebony Elaine Hardin has been promoted from supervising producer to director of production.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
The first demos had obvious chase cars supervising the operations.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Duneland also brought its special education programs in-house, changing its relationship with the Porter County Education Services, which had been supervising special education teachers.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
His main job was supervising football.
—Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Duties range from diagnosing and treat mental health issues to planning treatment programs and supervising staff who help provide care.
—Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
By July 17 of that year, the victim had been placed under the care of a psychiatrist, who was supervising Lee.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Trump is set to chair the Board of Peace, which will be tasked with supervising postwar restoration efforts in Gaza as part of the second phase of the president’s 20-point peace plan.
—Sophie Brams, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervising
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In a June 2025 memo to Health Care Agency Director Veronica Kelley, Sabet noted that county staff failed to report its suspicions of abuse by 360 Clinic to the compliance office and fell short in overseeing the county’s $5 million contract with the vendor.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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Because the state’s early learning system is still fragmented with multiple agencies overseeing these programs, state leaders are looking for solutions to improve performane.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Feb. 2026
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Experts recommend managing chronic stress with mindfulness, meditation and consistent physical activity to help lower cortisol levels and support healthier metabolic function and weight regulation, per Cleveland Clinic.—
Shiv Sudhakar,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Peterson, who missed the last game due to an ankle sprain and is still managing cramping issues, played 20 minutes, with just three coming in the second half.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
1 Feb. 2026
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Neuroscience has long shown that watching another person experience pain activates the same neural regions as experiencing pain ourselves.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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And there’s Faithfull, watching her past paraded before her with an amused smile and a sense of high irony still intact.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
26 Jan. 2026
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With the passage of the INA, Congress tasked immigration courts with handling removal proceedings, thereby stripping district courts of jurisdiction over immigration matters.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Feb. 2026
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The brain is also far more adept at handling things like ambiguity, subtlety, and nuance.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The only other blemish was a lighter operating margin, resulting in a miss on operating income.—
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CNBC,
5 Feb. 2026
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The cost of launching satellites to space is coming down just as the costs of building and operating AI data centers on earth are rising.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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In the spring, the Sonnenalp also makes an ideal basecamp for attending the seminars, grand tastings, and indulgent winemaker dinners of Vail’s beloved food and wine festival, the Taste of Vail.—
Sarah Kuta,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Feb. 2026
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Troupe was released from jail after posting $50,000 bail and has been attending alcohol-addiction meetings, per a judge’s order, court records show.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
6 Feb. 2026
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Founded by Roth together with MCT, The Horror Section’s mission is to super-serve genre fans by owning and controlling a premium intellectual property library of unhinged films, TV series and games, in addition to a podcast and curating horror-centric experiences.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
6 Feb. 2026
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Diehard fans, Mastromartino said, can alleviate the emotional stress accompanying a loss by controlling their viewing environment.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
6 Feb. 2026
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Others might be drawn to and find scented products regulating.—
Sara Rowe Mount,
Parents,
3 Feb. 2026
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What concerns us is adding new state‑level uncertainty to an already-evolving federal process in ways that risk regulating features never meant to fall under wetlands law.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Supervising.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervising. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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