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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Recent Examples of supervise
The third stage of the deal will include the release of the remaining dead hostages and will focus on the reconstruction of Gaza supervised by Egypt, Qatar and the United Nations.
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Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
The two vehicles went through the school’s fence where Rosales was supervising children, one of them being MKaya, according to deputies and KSAT.
—Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
Conrad’s office is supervised by the Judicial Conference, the federal judiciary’s policymaking arm.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
Lamond, who met Tarrio in 2019, had supervised the intelligence branch of the police department's Homeland Security Bureau.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
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Asher Kaufman, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
The two vehicles went through the school’s fence where Rosales was supervising children, one of them being MKaya, according to deputies and KSAT.
—Kate Linderman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Jan. 2025
Conrad’s office is supervised by the Judicial Conference, the federal judiciary’s policymaking arm.
—Zach Schonfeld, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
Lamond, who met Tarrio in 2019, had supervised the intelligence branch of the police department's Homeland Security Bureau.
—CBS News, 23 Dec. 2024
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With dozens of participating agencies, offices and departments – and 10 with individual R&D budgets of over a billion dollars annually – OSTP works to break down silos across the government and oversees the health of the nation’s vast R&D ecosystem.Kenneth Evans, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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News Studios is overseen by Richard Wallace, who had a decade-long spell as Simon Cowell’s right-hand man at Syco.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Only one musician manages to beat Charli, as well as Eilish and every other star who lands on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart as Americans get their first look at the exciting new tally.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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These notices are currently sent in a basic letter through regular mail, which can easily be overlooked as most people now manage all of their accounts online.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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Of those that tuned into the first episode, 90% watched subsequent instalments.Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025
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Additionally, the narrative highlights the Shoshone tribe who have watched their land and people be ravaged by white settlers claiming it as their own without regard for centuries of culture and tradition.Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 9 Jan. 2025
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Hanlon says Flexjet and other business jet operators successfully deal with TFRs and other challenges on a daily basis, and the company's operations team is set up to handle them.Doug Gollan, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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Once again, Gavin Newsom may have to campaign on his way to defeating the effort easily, instead of being 100 percent focused on rebuilding the Los Angeles area and continuing to handle the fifth largest economy on the planet.David Faris, Newsweek, 18 Jan. 2025
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This campaign, though, has seen Bellingham operating in a deeper role.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
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This story was originally published by KABC, an ABC owned and operated television station.KABC STAFF, ABC News, 10 Jan. 2025
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On November 28, 1924, Raymond A. Dart, a professor at the University of Witwatersrand, in Johannesburg, was getting ready to attend a friend’s wedding when a pair of South African Railways workers staggered up his driveway with two large crates.Elizabeth Kolbert, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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James Blair, Trump's incoming deputy chief of staff for legislative, political and public affairs, and Sergio Gor, Trump's pick for director of the White House Presidential Personnel Office, also attended the trip, according to photos on social media.CAT ZAKRZEWSKI AND MARIANA ALFARO THE WASHINGTON POST, arkansasonline.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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But TikTok has fought the law at every turn, arguing that the U.S. government is overstepping its bounds by attempting to regulate foreign ownership of a private company.Nik Popli, TIME, 9 Jan. 2025
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Ayurvedic practitioners have claimed that oil pulling can reduce plaque, prevent gingivitis, and regulate bad breath per a 2014 Vogue article, and the practice remains relevant a decade later.Kiana Murden, Vogue, 9 Jan. 2025
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The captures highlight a campaign by some activists to reintroduce lynx to help control the deer population and symbolize Scotland’s commitment to wildlife diversity.Danica Kirka, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
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That means people with a Google Home setup can switch devices, adjust volumes, and otherwise control devices, faster, with Internet outages or latency no longer an issue.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Supervise.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervise. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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