Thesaurus results for SUPERVISIONS

supervisions

noun

plural of supervision

as in stewardships

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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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 supervisions This overreach and weaponization of the government manifested especially clearly in burdensome regulations and guidance; in extensive and onerous supervisions; in investigations and cases, frequently leading to crushing penalties and injunctive terms unrelated to actual harm. — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026

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Noun

Now known formally as the Contemporary Baseball Era and Classic Baseball Era committees but still loosely as the Veterans Committee, this group meant to correct oversights continues to let in marginal guys.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026
If done well, and with a human in the loop, AI could help identify trends in incidents, equipment issues, training gaps, certifications, expiration dates, maintenance reminders and emergency preparedness plan oversights.

— John F. McQuillan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversights

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Most managements feel that the — on the price of their shares — that the higher, the better.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026

Definition of managements

Noun

At the new packaging coalition, one lobbyist is Rachel Wagoner, the former head of CalRecycle, who helped draft, negotiate and usher in the regulations for the single-use plastics bill.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
While calling for additional regulations involving e-bikes, the chief also returned to the scene to personally thank those who helped rescue the woman.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of regulations

Noun

Brian Duker was hired as defensive coordinator and will assist Glenn with game planning and day-to-day operations.

— Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 6 Sep. 2026
Overseeing citywide operations is the ordinary business of government, not Building Code enforcement.

— Fabiola Stuyvesant, Sun Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of operations

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At least 37 states have official guidance to use as a blueprint, and this move follows last year's passage of a law in the legislature to ban students access to phones during school hours.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
In the winter, the two play on the varsity soccer team (Hedricks plays forward; Streatfeild left back) under the guidance of Hedricks’ father George, who is also the head baseball coach.

— Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of guidance

Noun

For households, parental controls allow restricting access to inappropriate and adult content.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2026
Potential support could cover siting, licensing, fabrication, safety-basis development, project controls and deployment planning for NANO Nuclear’s KRONOS MMR Energy System and portable microreactor designs.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of controls

Noun

By the way, his freshman season ended with a 41-27 loss to Manning and Texas in the Citrus Bowl, playing for interim coach Biff Poggi after Sherrone Moore was fired amid criminal charges.

— Joe Rexrode, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
The driver of the vehicle, identified as Fred Guy Monaco of North Little Rock, was arrested on charges of first degree forgery, financial fraud, nonfinancial fraud and obstruction of government operations.

— Dale Ellis, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026

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