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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2
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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Recent Examples of supervise
Ellis is executive producing the 36th GLAAD Media Awards with GLAAD’s Rich Ferraro and Anthony Allen Ramos, while the org’s Tony Morrison is serving as supervising producer and Jose Useche is producing.
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Finding and mobilizing sufficient security guards to supervise the migrant detainees has been an issue limiting transfers to the base, the two U.S. officials said.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
New York City’s child welfare agency cannot continue to supervise survivors of domestic violence who have ousted abusive partners from the home, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
In 2013, Veltri moved back to the San Diego Field Office to supervise healthcare fraud, civil rights and public corruption squads, and was also responsible for border corruption, human trafficking and child exploitation task forces.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
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Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2025
Finding and mobilizing sufficient security guards to supervise the migrant detainees has been an issue limiting transfers to the base, the two U.S. officials said.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2025
New York City’s child welfare agency cannot continue to supervise survivors of domestic violence who have ousted abusive partners from the home, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 6 Feb. 2025
In 2013, Veltri moved back to the San Diego Field Office to supervise healthcare fraud, civil rights and public corruption squads, and was also responsible for border corruption, human trafficking and child exploitation task forces.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervise
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The administration also scrambled to rescind firings of hundreds of employees at an agency that oversees the nation's arsenal of nuclear weapons.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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In 1986, Butler was elected to the Cook County Board of Commissioners overseeing the city of Chicago, spending two terms in that role before ascending to Cook County Board Commissioner in 1994.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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Only two tracks have managed to lead the Hot Dance/Pop Songs list since its inception six weeks ago.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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The park service maintains and manages more than 400 natural, cultural, and recreational sites, along with about 26,000 historic structures.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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Wakanda Forever, the studio has been struggling to coax audiences to theaters to watch sidekicks be promoted to leading roles.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
14 Feb. 2025
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Peacock no longer offers a free streaming option, and the only way to watch NBC and Bravo series and select NFL games live is with the Premium or Premium Plus plans.—
Erin Lassner,
The Hollywood Reporter,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sörensen said Martinez is well equipped to handle that role.—
Mark Lazerus,
The Athletic,
23 Feb. 2025
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Kids who communicate well, handle emotions effectively and build healthy relationships aren’t just naturally skilled at social interactions.—
Kelsey Mora, Contributor,
CNBC,
23 Feb. 2025
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Open for lunch Tuesdays through Saturdays, Pearl’s Diner operates a bit like a meat ‘n’ three.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
15 Feb. 2025
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Those who leave will take with them decades of experience running agents, understanding how foreign governments operate, building trust with international counterparts, and spotting meaningful anomalies.—
Kori Schake,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
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But representatives from Europe or Ukraine did not attend, raising questions about cracks in the Western alliance.—
Bernhard Warner,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2025
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One of the passengers speaking out about his experience is Pete Carlson, who boarded the plane Monday morning at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport to attend a paramedics conference in Canada.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Monitoring the rodents' brains, the team found that a group of appetite and regulating nerve cells called the pro-opiomelanocortin (PMOC) neurons lit up as soon as the mice were given sugar, and enabled their appetite.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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Lawmakers again failed to act on the issue early this year, despite Gov. JB Pritzker’s call for a law to crack down on hemp sales, and an alternate bill to license and regulate hemp stores.—
Robert McCoppin,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Of more concern is the potential for a breach in cybersecurity, allowing hackers to control the aircraft remotely.—
Daniel Cote,
Robb Report,
16 Feb. 2025
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The real ideology at play is the one seeking to erase and control vulnerable populations for political gain.—
David Kilmnick,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervise. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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