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a person who manages or directs something
the salesclerk said she would have to ask her supervisor if I could return the defective CD without a receipt
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Recent Examples of supervisors
Ask for feedback from your supervisors, share credit with your peers, and highlight collaborators.
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Sinéad O'Sullivan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Workers reported that in early August supervisors cut night shifts and later instructed casual and contract workers not to return.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Team leaders—supervisors—had the authority to set norms on virtual meetings, and as with many employers, there was no official policy from top leaders on how to run them.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Production assistants, production supervisors, assistant production supervisors, line producers and bidding producers are all subject to the new deal.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The share of such cases peaked in 2023 at nearly $36 million, making up 82% of the total payouts that supervisors approved that year.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
That includes not just county review time, but time for applicants’ architects and engineers to make corrections, said Kathryn Barger, the chair of the county board of supervisors whose district includes Altadena.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The bargaining unit would include 75 artists and animation workers across film and television including character effects artists, animators, technical directors, lighters, visual development artists, modelers, production coordinators, supervisors and more.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Twenty-seven controllers and supervisors are in training.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Sinéad O'Sullivan, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
Workers reported that in early August supervisors cut night shifts and later instructed casual and contract workers not to return.
—Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
Team leaders—supervisors—had the authority to set norms on virtual meetings, and as with many employers, there was no official policy from top leaders on how to run them.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
Production assistants, production supervisors, assistant production supervisors, line producers and bidding producers are all subject to the new deal.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025
The share of such cases peaked in 2023 at nearly $36 million, making up 82% of the total payouts that supervisors approved that year.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
That includes not just county review time, but time for applicants’ architects and engineers to make corrections, said Kathryn Barger, the chair of the county board of supervisors whose district includes Altadena.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
The bargaining unit would include 75 artists and animation workers across film and television including character effects artists, animators, technical directors, lighters, visual development artists, modelers, production coordinators, supervisors and more.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2025
Twenty-seven controllers and supervisors are in training.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervisors
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Food bank managers, some with decades of experience, couldn’t recall a disruption like it.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
3 Oct. 2025
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Data removal services, antivirus software, and password managers each reduce risk in different ways.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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And unlike most celebrities, Swift has made lucrative business dealings a part of her persona, positioning herself at the vanguard of the long narrative in the music business that unseen executives received much of the money actually generated by artists.—
Ramishah Maruf,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
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College presidents, athletic directors, coaches, conference commissioners, and NCAA executives take in six- and seven-figure salaries.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
4 Oct. 2025
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The program's possible elimination has been the source of anxiety for school administrators and state education leaders, as the budget passed by the Michigan House earlier in the summer did not include a specific allocation for the meal program.—
Lily Altavena,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Lawrence administrators also charged, and two testified In some cases, administrators were not made aware of the incidents.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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Following Henry’s departure, Carven appointed a duo of creative directors, Alexis Martial and Adrien Caillaudaud, who exited in 2016.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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Despite their efforts, the Hollywood Ten — writers and directors who declined to answer questions about their political affiliations — were jailed for contempt of Congress and effectively banned from working in Hollywood for years.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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To avoid the same issues, former national park superintendents have pushed for park closures, and the NPCA has warned of the negative impacts likely to unfold if parks are left open.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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In previous government shutdowns, national parks that remained open but unstaffed experienced vandalism and destruction of wildlife habitats, according to a recent letter signed by 40 former park superintendents and sent to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Supervisors.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervisors. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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