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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
Singh said the man lived alone with his disabled son, who required round-the-clock care and supervision.
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
In Phase 3, the company will recursively use AI to design better chips to train better AI—though still under human supervision, says cofounder Anna Goldie.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Blackstreet chief financial officer Robert Dragonette joined Team Maryland’s board as its principal officer, giving Gunty’s investment firm full supervision of the youth hockey nonprofit’s operations.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The Child Mind Institute has long offered detailed guidelines on taking kids off medication, which repeatedly emphasize the need for medical supervision and close monitoring.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 May 2026
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Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 7 May 2026
In Phase 3, the company will recursively use AI to design better chips to train better AI—though still under human supervision, says cofounder Anna Goldie.
—Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 7 May 2026
Blackstreet chief financial officer Robert Dragonette joined Team Maryland’s board as its principal officer, giving Gunty’s investment firm full supervision of the youth hockey nonprofit’s operations.
—Kenny Jacoby, USA Today, 7 May 2026
The Child Mind Institute has long offered detailed guidelines on taking kids off medication, which repeatedly emphasize the need for medical supervision and close monitoring.
—Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
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While the candidates’ proposals vary, many call for stronger ethics oversight, tighter campaign finance restrictions, expanded disclosure requirements and greater transparency around city spending, lobbying activity and constituent services.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Bonta sued to stop the investigation, arguing there is no basis for it and that Bianco has no such authority without buy-in from him and oversight from state elections officials.—
Hailey Wang,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
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After a 23-43 season in his first season, Jackson leads the Warriors to back-to-back playoff appearances with 47 and 51 wins but was fired amid a backdrop of friction with management (including team advisor Jerry West) and fostering a poor work environment.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
10 May 2026
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Educators are overhauling their classroom management approach to cut down on the chaos.—
Stacker,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Our family has been farming in Florida for a century, and the success of the family business is rooted in environmental stewardship and sustainability.—
Sammy Duda,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 May 2026
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The annual Future of Filmmaking keynote will feature Tim Heidecker in a conversation with IndieWire editor-in-chief Dana Harris-Bridson about his multi-disciplinary career and his new stewardship of the InfoWars brand for The Onion.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
12 May 2026
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Moving the Department of Education under the governor’s control just gives even more power to the same Sacramento insiders who have turned our schools into some of the worst in the country.—
Jemma Stephenson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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As Polis has discovered, firm Democratic control doesn’t translate into a unified vision for the state.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Other passengers of the airplane will be contacted by health authorities and will be provided guidance based on their seat location and the extent of their contact with the infected person, according to the institute.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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Once a passport is revoked, it may no longer be used for travel, even if the debt is later paid, according to State Department guidance.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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The incident occurred as Minneapolis faced tensions from federal immigration enforcement operations, reflecting a broader uptick in threats against Congress members in recent years.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Federal agents swarmed a California park Wednesday as part of a sweeping operation targeting an infamous open-air drug market notorious for peddling fentanyl and methamphetamine.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 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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Bass defended her administration’s handling of homelessness, pointing to declining homelessness counts and the city’s Inside Safe program, while criticizing Raman’s record on police hiring and past votes against some encampment enforcement measures near schools and other sensitive sites.—
Teresa Liu,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The current administration has taken a more disciplined approach to accountability, and congressional Republicans have been more engaged in providing the kind of oversight the Constitution envisions.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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