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as in supervised
to be in charge of
if you do well on this, you'll be asked to captain the next mission
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as in ruled
to exercise authority or power over
captained the project for a few days while the boss was out of town
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as in led
to serve as leader of
you did a good job of captaining the team
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Recent Examples of captained
During his time at Gilman, Mangione captained the schools robotics team, and also received a scholarship prize in 2014.
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Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Gundogan announced his retirement from international football with Germany earlier this week, having captained them at the European Championship on home soil earlier this summer.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Guehi is still a Palace player and captained his side during their 2-1 defeat at Brentford.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Across the street is a contingent of Detroit born and bred MCs captained by Icewear Vezzo, who too are ringing doorbells and knocking on doors.
—Shaheem Reid, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
Bremer had captained the side in recent weeks, while being the mainstay of a backline that has only conceded three goals in eight games.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The team has been expertly captained by Sam Darnold, with his offensive weapons firing on all cylinders led by Justin Jefferson.
—Andy Scholes, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
Gundogan announced his retirement from international football with Germany earlier this week, having captained them at the European Championship on home soil earlier this summer.
—Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 21 Aug. 2024
Guehi is still a Palace player and captained his side during their 2-1 defeat at Brentford.
—James McNicholas, The Athletic, 19 Aug. 2024
Across the street is a contingent of Detroit born and bred MCs captained by Icewear Vezzo, who too are ringing doorbells and knocking on doors.
—Shaheem Reid, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2024
Bremer had captained the side in recent weeks, while being the mainstay of a backline that has only conceded three goals in eight games.
—Adam Digby, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
The team has been expertly captained by Sam Darnold, with his offensive weapons firing on all cylinders led by Justin Jefferson.
—Andy Scholes, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for captained
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This time, proceedings were supervised (in part) by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Memphis police never adopted policies and procedures to direct the unit, despite alarms that it was minimally supervised, according to the Justice Department report.Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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The state judge ruled the merger violated state consumer protection law and the federal case blocked the merger nationwide.Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
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While a Pennsylvania court ruled against him due to his age at the time, Satterthwaite alleges Carter’s team abused legal technicalities to avoid the test.Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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The South is the only region projected to see an increase in high school graduates (+3%), led by gains in states like Tennessee (15%), South Carolina (14%) and Florida (12%).Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Big is the definition of growth, because big is the surest evidence that the needs of consumers aren’t just being met, but brilliantly led.John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The collapse of Assad's government ended a 24-year reign that oversaw Syria's slide into brutal civil war in 2011.Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Assad oversaw Syria's slide into a brutal civil war in 2011.Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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They must instead be formed organically and over several steps as governed by applicable labor laws.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Civilians across Syria have taken to the streets to celebrate the fall of the Assad family regime, which has governed the nation since the 1960s, and whose repressive policies helped instigate the 2011 uprising which plunged the country into civil war.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The large warehouse was reportedly located at the headquarters of a military division near Damascus that was commanded by Assad’s brother Maher.Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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For reference, Fallout commanded more than 65M viewers within 16 days of viewing, while Rings of Power Season 2 hit the 40M mark in 11 days.Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
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The Writers Guild of America managed to secure minimum staffing protections in TV writers rooms last year after going on strike.Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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While recent years have elevated the importance of employees and customers, this shift does not justify the unchecked approval of projects beyond what can reasonably be managed.Barry Cousins, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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While Mercury Records steered the promotional ship, Big Loud held its own.William Earl, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
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With the help of microRNA technology to control gene expression, researchers steered the spheroids to grow into actual bone.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 4 Dec. 2024
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“Captained.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/captained. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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