quarterbacked

verb

Definition of quarterbackednext
past tense of quarterback
as in supervised
to be in charge of she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterbacked
  1. supervised
  2. oversaw
  3. managed
  4. steered
  5. commanded
Verb
  • This time, proceedings were supervised (in part) by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • 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
  • Assad oversaw Syria's slide into a brutal civil war in 2011.
    Melissa Gaffney, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of oversaw
Verb
  • Disruptions, whether through advances in technology or changes in customer preferences, must be managed well.
    Jon Michail, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of managed
Verb
  • While Mercury Records steered the promotional ship, Big Loud held its own.
    William Earl, Variety, 5 Dec. 2024
  • 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
Definition of steered
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Definition of commanded
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