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as in oversight
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
one of your responsibilities will be the supervision of all fund-raising activities for the club
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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
one of the senior editors took over supervision of the project while the editor-in-chief was on maternity leave
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Recent Examples of supervision
Unlike an outright ban, Brazil’s law seeks to strengthen parental supervision, said Guilherme Klafke, a law professor at Getulio Vargas Foundation, a think-tank and university.
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Unstable housing, missed school and lack of supervision can trigger detention even when a child poses no real threat.
—Jeffrey Shook, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
Under the city’s supervision, critics said the property was neglected and had little cultural programming.
—Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Many of these companies have already made efforts to help parents set boundaries, including by creating a vast array of tools such as family supervision tools that allow parents to monitor their kids’ social media usage and set limits on time, content, and other factors.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Unstable housing, missed school and lack of supervision can trigger detention even when a child poses no real threat.
—Jeffrey Shook, The Conversation, 18 Mar. 2026
Under the city’s supervision, critics said the property was neglected and had little cultural programming.
—Joshua Ceballos, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
Many of these companies have already made efforts to help parents set boundaries, including by creating a vast array of tools such as family supervision tools that allow parents to monitor their kids’ social media usage and set limits on time, content, and other factors.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
Noun
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All private airport security operations remain under federal oversight and must comply with the same rules TSA agents follow.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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At least 20 airports across the country participate in the Transportation Security Administration's Screening Partnership Program (SPP), which was founded in 2004 and allows private companies to conduct security screening under TSA oversight, Business Insider reported this week.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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The intense heat wave threatens to make water management all the more challenging.—
Mira Rojanasakul,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Vireo Growth also signed a management services agreement to run the retail locations until the deal closes, which is expected to happen in the first half of the year.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
21 Mar. 2026
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InThis arbitrary selection was not a neutral act of civic stewardship.—
Matt Klink,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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The endowment worried the tower could fall into disrepair under CapRadio’s stewardship and sought to donate it to KVIE, an organization that endowment board members believed could appropriately maintain the tower.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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But that 34-day war only further enhanced Hezbollah’s position in Lebanon as a powerful armed militia, operating outside of government reach while at the same time — particularly since 2008 – actually being part of the government and having effective control over it.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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The Wall Dancers traces how freedom and state control evolved online — a dynamic that may influence the artificial intelligence race.—
Timothy McLaughlin,
Bloomberg,
20 Mar. 2026
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Typically, avalanche safety guidance emphasizes getting an early start and finishing before the heat of the day.—
Callie Zanandrie,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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If paperwork or costs feel daunting, ask a mentor for guidance — take notes to avoid forgetting anything.—
Tarot.com,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Mar. 2026
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Some military policy experts previously told the Washington Examiner that the United States has a strategic interest in maintaining some type of policing operation in the Strait of Hormuz after the war concludes as leverage over China, which currently receives between 25-50% of its oil from Iran.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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Two oil refineries in Kuwait and gas operations in Abu Dhabi also were targeted by Iran, authorities said.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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Their huge fortunes are the legitimate wages of superintendence; in the struggle for existence, money is the token of success.—
Jeffery Vacante,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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The era of progressive superintendence ironically began with the spread of disinformation, Buzzfeed’s release of the infamous Trump dossier.—
The Editors,
National Review,
31 Oct. 2022
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Billy Long was perhaps misnamed, given his short tenure as IRS commissioner, but he has been nominated to be the administration’s ambassador to Iceland.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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The administration also eliminated the dedicated Iran office, merging it with the Iraq office.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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