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as in oversight
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
one of your responsibilities will be the supervision of all fund-raising activities for the club
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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
one of the senior editors took over supervision of the project while the editor-in-chief was on maternity leave
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Because psychedelics tend to be more potent than marijuana, states have so far opted to only allow commercial access to them through a service center model, where customers take the drugs under the supervision of a licensed guide.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Under the watchful supervision of their classroom teachers, students are also monitored.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Thirteen states – including New York, Wisconsin and California, where the three minors were killed by police this year – have laws against underage children buying or possessing pellet or BB guns without parental supervision.
—Cait Bladt, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
On the other hand, Tesla says FSD helps the vehicle drive itself almost anywhere with active driver supervision but minimal intervention.
—Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
Under the watchful supervision of their classroom teachers, students are also monitored.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Orange County Register, 4 Oct. 2024
Thirteen states – including New York, Wisconsin and California, where the three minors were killed by police this year – have laws against underage children buying or possessing pellet or BB guns without parental supervision.
—Cait Bladt, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2024
On the other hand, Tesla says FSD helps the vehicle drive itself almost anywhere with active driver supervision but minimal intervention.
—Akash Sriram and Abhirup Roy, USA TODAY, 5 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for supervision
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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