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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
generally the dean left the day-to-day stewardship of the college to the assistant dean
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as in oversight
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
she believes that stewardship of the environment is everyone's responsibility
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Recent Examples of stewardship
Current stewardship reports related to advertising for the Shows.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
Buttigieg quickly hit back at Trump, who used an expletive to describe his stewardship of the Department of Transportation.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
The Titanic was a ship of fools, passengers willing to entrust their fate to a crew of hubristic, ultimately incompetent, stewardship.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
In other words, the public perception of his stewardship is at stake next fall.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2025
Buttigieg quickly hit back at Trump, who used an expletive to describe his stewardship of the Department of Transportation.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 30 Jan. 2025
The Titanic was a ship of fools, passengers willing to entrust their fate to a crew of hubristic, ultimately incompetent, stewardship.
—Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 22 Jan. 2025
In other words, the public perception of his stewardship is at stake next fall.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stewardship
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Here's what to know California on 'high alert' as looming storm threatens flooding, mudslides, heavy snow A rockslide was reported by emergency management officials on I-69 in Kentucky between Dawson Springs and Princeton, reported the weather service in Paducah.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Brodeur said in a prepared statement that water management districts were founded to manage stormwater and flood-control efforts but have taken on other issues.—
Jim Saunders,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
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President administration's push to downsize the federal government has reached the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (), resulting in layoffs that raises concerns over the oversight of food safety and medical devices.—
Natalie Venegas,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
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The project to build a bullet train from Los Angeles to Sacramento is an outrageous example of a public work that lacked any fiscal responsibility or oversight from the state government.—
Jon Coupal,
Orange County Register,
15 Feb. 2025
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Children in the test group, though, were started with a ⅛ daily teaspoon of peanut butter, given under medical supervision.—
Michael Franco,
New Atlas,
11 Feb. 2025
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Kids age 8 or younger require parental supervision.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Merz, who appealed to the CDU’s more traditionalist, right-wing faction, lost out to Merkel in a party leadership contest in 2000.—
Sophie Tanno,
CNN,
16 Feb. 2025
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Soto came up as a young player in a Washington Nationals clubhouse seeing players with a variety of different personalities in leadership roles, like the fiery Max Scherzer, the flashy Bryce Harper, the business-like Stephen Strasburg and longtime veterans like Ryan Zimmerman and Howie Kendrick.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The lack of an intelligent battery management system, use of defective or incompatible chargers and improper handling or charging are leading to lithium-ion battery failure.—
John Orlando,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, for time-sensitive shipments, Priam provides fast and reliable transport with priority handling through Air Freight solutions.—
William Mullane,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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An audio recording from the control tower at Toronto Pearson International Airport reveals that the flight was cleared to land at approximately 2:10 p.m. local time.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The answers, in the hundreds, from residents present a clear picture: Water billings to all residents are out of control and do not follow a percentage across-the-board increase.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
17 Feb. 2025
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Unions and employment lawyers in San Diego, Los Angeles and beyond said the administration’s messages are packed with confusing contradictions and unclear terms.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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Trump administration officials have organized question-and-answer sessions with employees as the deadline approaches.—
CHRIS MEGERIAN,
TIME,
6 Feb. 2025
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Patients suffering from life-threatening illnesses are being withheld from necessary treatments while those fleeing war are being denied important emergency medical care.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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In the association’s 2024 survey of Connecticut businesses, 60% of employers said child care needed to be expanded in order to attract and retain skilled workers to the state.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
7 Feb. 2025
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“Stewardship.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewardship. Accessed 20 Feb. 2025.
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