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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
Should an event require intervention in the future, there will be police supervision to ensure the orderly and safe dispersal of attendees.
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Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Nassa Mainland Garments resumed production in April under close state supervision to save remaining jobs.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
Joseph Duggar's effort to see his kids without supervision has been rejected.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Under federal supervision, these utilities make rules for how to connect new power plants or other electricity generation equipment to the grid, how electricity markets run, and how transmission lines are planned and paid for.
—Alexandra Klass, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for supervision
Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 18 June 2026
Nassa Mainland Garments resumed production in April under close state supervision to save remaining jobs.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 18 June 2026
Joseph Duggar's effort to see his kids without supervision has been rejected.
—Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 17 June 2026
Under federal supervision, these utilities make rules for how to connect new power plants or other electricity generation equipment to the grid, how electricity markets run, and how transmission lines are planned and paid for.
—Alexandra Klass, The Conversation, 17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for supervision
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
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The County's Resident Advisory Committee formed just over a year ago and is now providing oversight of the millions of dollars the county now has.—
Ashley Portillo,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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Parias' case showcases the nexus of the issues — and the narrow scope of oversight and resources within the judicial and agency level for someone injured by the federal agency that is also detaining them.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
20 June 2026
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Gautam Mukunda writes about corporate management and innovation.—
Gautam Mukunda,
Mercury News,
20 June 2026
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Union leadership said this week that the league was not formally asked by management to meet and confer over various charter proposals dealing with the LAPD, including the one focused on policy.—
Los Angeles City Hall,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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Sheriff added that enCore remains focused on safety and environmental stewardship throughout the project’s life cycle.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 June 2026
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As fortunes move beyond their founding generation, advisers say successful transfers increasingly depend on preparing heirs for stewardship, not just structuring the assets themselves.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
23 June 2026
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Turn into the skid - Turning into the skid can help the vehicle's tires realign to regain control.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 June 2026
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Both were thrown onto the roadway as the carriage continued out of control.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Telsey Advisory Group’s Cristina Fernández sees upside to On’s 2026 revenue guidance, citing to the brand’s pricing power, ongoing high full price selling and benefits of scale.—
Vicki M. Young,
Footwear News,
18 June 2026
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The system combines SpearUAV’s canister-launch architecture with Rafael’s warhead and guidance integration, producing a weapon that can be deployed by infantry as well as armor units.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 2026
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According to the charges, the ATF was conducting a firearms trafficking task force operation on June 9 in Country Club Hills.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Christian Gutierrez, senior vice president of Hivemind at Shield AI, said mission autonomy will play a central role in future airpower operations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
18 June 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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View in new tab In 2015, then-President Barack Obama’s administration negotiated the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, which was signed by Iran, the United States, China, France, Germany, Russia and the United Kingdom.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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Bill 808 creates a seven-member board overseeing the program, consisting of leaders chosen by the state treasurer, a leader from the Department of Technology, Management, and Budget, and leaders with experience in retirement savings plan administration.—
Madeline Luebkert,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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