1
as in to oversee
to be in charge of
for each sailboat an experienced hand is assigned to supervise a novice seaman
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as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
supervises all the affairs of the athletic club, including hiring someone to run the summer tennis camp
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as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
we need someone to supervise the construction project while the foreman is in the hospital
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Domestically, a growing number of U.S. officials have resigned in protest, including the State Department official responsible for supervising arms sales to Israel.
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Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 21 Sep. 2024
In-school suspensions remove students from their classroom to another room in the building, where they are often supervised and given work to complete.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2024
On Monday, Cardenas’ attorneys announced a $5.6-million settlement of a lawsuit filed against the prison and the hospital system that supervised the search.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
The junior officers supervising day-to-day training helped build this program from the ground up two years ago, given only general instructions from top brass.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024
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Suriya Jayanti, TIME, 21 Sep. 2024
In-school suspensions remove students from their classroom to another room in the building, where they are often supervised and given work to complete.
—Jessica Seaman, The Denver Post, 16 Sep. 2024
On Monday, Cardenas’ attorneys announced a $5.6-million settlement of a lawsuit filed against the prison and the hospital system that supervised the search.
—Terry Castleman, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2024
The junior officers supervising day-to-day training helped build this program from the ground up two years ago, given only general instructions from top brass.
—Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervise. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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