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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
Despite the odds, the jury stood with Alam, Asante said, giving him community supervision instead of jail time.
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Serafina handles supervision and discipline in the brothel, while Arcángela manages finances and connections with local officials.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The woman, referred to as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, is suing Uber for negligence and negligent training and supervision of its drivers.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The city replaced it with a system that overwhelmingly pairs pretrial release with levels of supervision tied to the risk that a court determines a defendant might pose.
—Christine Scott-Hayward, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
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Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 Sep. 2025
Serafina handles supervision and discipline in the brothel, while Arcángela manages finances and connections with local officials.
—Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 10 Sep. 2025
The woman, referred to as Jane Doe in the lawsuit, is suing Uber for negligence and negligent training and supervision of its drivers.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
The city replaced it with a system that overwhelmingly pairs pretrial release with levels of supervision tied to the risk that a court determines a defendant might pose.
—Christine Scott-Hayward, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
Noun
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OpenAI took a significant step towards that transition last week, announcing that its nonprofit parent will continue to have oversight over the company and will own an equity stake of more than $100 billion.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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Congress and the Commerce Department should execute oversight and enforcement accordingly to monitor for tariff evasion and circumvention.—
Joel Thayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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So, an important part of MASH management is managing your weight.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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According to a post on the LBC Facebook page, management is still in the process of fully realizing its plans for the Milwaukee site.—
Angelika Ytuarte,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Gorman, however, said she is not swayed by claims of environmental stewardship, pointing to the irony of altering Mars’ atmosphere to better suit humans.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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Throughout this transition, CPB’s Board and management remain committed to our stewardship mission.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
18 Sep. 2025
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Touch controls aren't supported here.—
Charles Jefferies,
PC Magazine,
18 Sep. 2025
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Incidentally, one of the reasons why the insurance category as a whole tends to go all-in on cracking wise is that there’s little room for the companies to provide specific guidance about their policies.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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This plunge was triggered by worse-than-expected financial results, withdrawals of 2025 earnings guidance, and recognition of higher-than-expected medical costs as well as rising morbidity in its ACA and Medicaid populations.—
Ashley Lutz,
Fortune,
12 Sep. 2025
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Smith has been a valuable contributor since joining the Giants during president of basball operations Buster Posey’s roster shakeup in early June.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
14 Sep. 2025
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Months of theory and simulations eventually revealed a new regime of operation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 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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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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However those who saw rates remaining the same jumped to 7 members, indicating a more hawkish position for the Fed and raising the ire of the current administration.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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Because under the Biden administration, the FDA tore down nearly every safety regulation surrounding the drug.—
Lila Rose,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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