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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
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
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Informal currency exchange houses have also moved funds across borders outside the reach of conventional banking oversight.—
Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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The other irony is that Anthropic has long argued for tougher AI oversight.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Effective treatment of obesity could have far-reaching consequences that extend beyond just weight management, affecting metabolic parameters such as heart disease and even cancer.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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Earlier this week, CNBC reported that more than 100 current and former SpaceX employees with combined assets between $1 billion and $5 billion created a group to negotiate lower-than-standard fees with wealth management firms.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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Examples include Jesus of Nazareth in a broader sense, or companies like Patagonia and Buurtzorg Nederland that push radical stewardship.—
Steve Denning,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Chandler, who joins the university June 22, brings decades of executive leadership experience with expertise in financial stewardship, strategic planning, operational leadership and collaborative governance, the release said.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 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 21 Jun. 2026.
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