as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
the earl couldn't imagine how he'd manage without his steward
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as in to oversee
to look after and make decisions about
will steward the city's library programs
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Recent Examples of steward
Shariq Siddiqui, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
So, in light of that, he was asked to explain his role as the steward of the franchise.
—Kevin Acee, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Paresh Dave, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2025
Growing food is a political act Growing food implies accepting the responsibility to steward the land on which one lives, taking control of one’s own life and health, and taking responsibility for the well-being of the people consuming the food one has grown.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Noun
As Muslims fast from dawn to dusk during Ramadan, an important aspect of their faith is their role as stewards of God on Earth.
—Shariq Siddiqui, The Conversation, 6 Mar. 2025
So, in light of that, he was asked to explain his role as the steward of the franchise.
—Kevin Acee, Chicago Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
Mikel Maron, a spokesperson for the OpenStreetMap Foundation, which helps steward the volunteer efforts, says the debate over the Trump order highlights the value of having an open community trying to represent the complexity of the world.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2025
Growing food is a political act Growing food implies accepting the responsibility to steward the land on which one lives, taking control of one’s own life and health, and taking responsibility for the well-being of the people consuming the food one has grown.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steward
Noun
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While public money was spent on converting former servants quarters into a family home, the interior decor was paid for privately.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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There, a plaque remembers Anne Glover, an Irish servant who was falsely accused of witchcraft and executed.—
Michele Herrmann,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
Verb
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In his role, Mr. Fernandez oversees every department and uses his leadership skills to execute the company's vision.—
Jennifer Pierce,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2025
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Marks oversaw the agency’s rapid review and approval of COVID-19 vaccines and treatments during the height of the pandemic.—
Michael Casey and Matthew Perrone,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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By strictly supervising the pasteurization process, Evangelina ensured that no infants would die due to tainted milk supplies.—
Laura Gómez,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2025
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Among the film’s interviewees are two former nuns at the school and the abbot who supervised several of the priests accused of rape and murder.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The dispatchers managed to keep the caller and her brother calm while directing firefighters to a streetcorner that had easy access to the wooded area for one fire company to walk in through.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Young manages it all with a maturity beyond her years.—
Audra Heinrichs,
Rolling Stone,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Healthcare and particularly infectious diseases do not operate in a vacuum.—
Omer Awan,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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It was operated by a third-party contractor for all 20 years.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Emotions Are a Competitive Advantage in Finance Understanding that emotions influence financial behavior means that controlling your emotional state can become a strategic advantage.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The three main causes of hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And that's similar to how the last step in human speech production is handled; earlier steps in the process break down our vocalizations into individual sounds, and a specific region of the brain is devoted to producing the right anatomical configuration to produce them.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
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The policy lays out a process for handling complaints, allows district administrators to implement the policy and directs questions about it to the superintendent.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The interview was conducted in a mixture of English and Low German, a dialect widely spoken within the Christian Mennonite community.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
22 Mar. 2025
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This attempt at reinvention has, so far, failed: the show has been panned by local and national media; Capitol Weekly, a news outlet that mostly covers Sacramento, conducted a poll showing a ten-point negative swing in opinions of Newsom among voters who listened to the podcast.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
The New Yorker,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Steward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steward. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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