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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
The memo, which was first shared on X by a Wall Street Journal reporter, said all prior CFPB documents setting enforcement and supervision priorities had been rescinded.
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Douglas Gillison, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
One man charged with the shooting death of former Morgan State Basketball player Blake Bozeman was released on pretrial supervision, according to court documents.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025
Flat-fee contracts Either model can work when the lawyers get sufficient training, resources and, crucially, supervision and monitoring to ensure the quality of their representation meets constitutional standards.
—Robert Greene, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The Administration’s effort to place Columbia under court supervision is a case in point.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025
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Douglas Gillison, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
One man charged with the shooting death of former Morgan State Basketball player Blake Bozeman was released on pretrial supervision, according to court documents.
—Shaela Foster, Baltimore Sun, 17 Apr. 2025
Flat-fee contracts Either model can work when the lawyers get sufficient training, resources and, crucially, supervision and monitoring to ensure the quality of their representation meets constitutional standards.
—Robert Greene, Mercury News, 16 Apr. 2025
The Administration’s effort to place Columbia under court supervision is a case in point.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
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If transitioning to a new field, emphasise skills like strategic planning, stakeholder management, problem-solving, or financial oversight – abilities that hold value regardless of industry.—
Andrew Fennell,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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How judicial selection works under DC home rule In Washington, D.C., two different commissions have handled judicial selection and oversight since 1970.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Apr. 2025
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The anchor has not been afraid to challenge CBS News management in the past.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Mahon, who has a PhD in medical physics, joined Channel 4 after senior management roles at VFX biz The Foundry and UK production group Shine, which is now part of Banijay.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
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Wines to try: Revelation by Goose Chardonnay 23 Revelation by Goose Ridge Rose 23 Revelation by Goose Ridge Sauvignon Blanc 23 Farther afield in New Zealand, the Marris family at Marisco Family Vineyards is upholding three generations of producing wines through dedicated environmental stewardship.—
Lana Bortolot,
Forbes.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Since then, Earth Day has become an annual reflection on environmental stewardship.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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The Hanged Man asks you to fully surrender control and embrace this chapter of stillness.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 May 2025
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That proposal would see Moscow de facto control parts of the Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk and Donetsk regions that Russia occupies but does not fully control.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Apr. 2025
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The District, with the Board’s leadership and guidance, has made extraordinary progress in squaring its focus on its core mission.—
Kate Marijolovic,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Human operators accompanied each robot, providing guidance, changing batteries, and performing emergency repairs—often with duct tape.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Apr. 2025
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The electric vehicle maker is scheduled after market close on Tuesday to provide what is likely to be its most important update on operations since the launch of its Model 3 vehicle in 2017.—
Akash Sriram,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Income from operations fell by two-thirds to $399 million, and its operating margin—once as high as 20 percent—has fallen to just 2.1 percent.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 Apr. 2025
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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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In exchange for help from the league in obtaining loans, a country had to accept the league’s superintendence of its economic affairs.—
Branko Milanovic,
Foreign Affairs,
21 June 2022
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The case raises questions about the Trump administration's adherence to limits set by the Supreme Court.—
Andrew Chung, Luc Cohen, Kristina Cooke,
USA Today,
20 Apr. 2025
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With Republicans holding a slim majority in the House and Senate, the courts have arguably become the main avenue for challenging the Trump administration's policy.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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