as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
the office of the superintendent of parks issues camping permits
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Recent Examples of superintendent
In the Los Angeles Unified School District, the superintendent, Alberto M. Carvalho, said that roughly 100 of the district’s 1,000 schools were closed, and most were in the eastern side of the system.
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Troy Closson, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
That could be a door attendant at your apartment building or a superintendent who does regular repairs.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
The young men in James Naismith’s class were restless until, at the request of school superintendent Luther H. Gulick, Naismith invented a new game for his students.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2024
That includes about 700 traditional equipment operators along with roughly 300 seasonal workers, supervisors, superintendents and engineering technicians, Cadue said.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
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Troy Closson, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
That could be a door attendant at your apartment building or a superintendent who does regular repairs.
—Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 22 Dec. 2024
The young men in James Naismith’s class were restless until, at the request of school superintendent Luther H. Gulick, Naismith invented a new game for his students.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Dec. 2024
That includes about 700 traditional equipment operators along with roughly 300 seasonal workers, supervisors, superintendents and engineering technicians, Cadue said.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superintendent
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The Kings faced additional scrutiny when team owner Vivek Ranadive, general manager Monte McNair and assistant general manager Wes Wilcox refused to address the move publicly, leaving players to answer for the organization’s decision.Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 11 Jan. 2025
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Lawyers for Trump’s co-defendants in the classified documents case, Trump valet Walt Nauta and Mar-a-Lago property manager Carlos De Oliveira, then asked Cannon to extend her injunction and to hold a hearing on the merits of their request to halt the release of the report.Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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Some parents, for example, said nursing home administrators told them their children couldn’t go home until the family had a large private bedroom for the disabled child.Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2025
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The test administrator injects dye into the blood vessels.Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Jan. 2025
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Microsoft, Google, Meta and Amazon donated the same amount, but as companies rather than from executives.Hayden Field, CNBC, 17 Jan. 2025
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Lady Jessica, Dune Lynch may have all but disowned Dune after battling with studio executives over the film’s final cut, but the sci-fi epic still serves as one of his most dazzling feats of costuming, thanks to the ingenious work of designer Bob Ringwood.Liam Hess, Vogue, 17 Jan. 2025
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Carta is the executive director of the Jamaica Bay-Rockaway Parks Conservancy.Terri Carta, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2025
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With the recent start of the 119th Congress and the imminent beginning of a second Trump administration, key nominations are drawing attention, with particular concern over Kash Patel's nomination to be director of the FBI.John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
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They were accompanied by 300 Ukrainian supervisors, French media reported.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
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The Brookings Institute finds the tasks involved in entry-level knowledge jobs are much easier to automate than the ones done by supervisors.Jeanne Meister, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Superintendent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintendent. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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