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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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Recent Examples of supervision
The federal government noted any supervision happening is at the facility – physically outside the court’s district.
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Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Mercifully, its final season changed that trajectory with six below-the-line nominations: cinematography, music supervision, sound editing, stunt coordination, contemporary costumes and period makeup.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Bartlett was released on pretrial supervision and required to wear an ankle monitor while his case was pending.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
One interpretation is that if an AI maker has a generic generative AI that also happens to provide mental health advice, and if this is taking place without the supervision of a licensed professional, and this occurs in Illinois, the AI maker is seemingly in violation of this law.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2025
Mercifully, its final season changed that trajectory with six below-the-line nominations: cinematography, music supervision, sound editing, stunt coordination, contemporary costumes and period makeup.
—Hunter Ingram, Variety, 17 Aug. 2025
Bartlett was released on pretrial supervision and required to wear an ankle monitor while his case was pending.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
One interpretation is that if an AI maker has a generic generative AI that also happens to provide mental health advice, and if this is taking place without the supervision of a licensed professional, and this occurs in Illinois, the AI maker is seemingly in violation of this law.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
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With new oversight, strong federal leadership, and an end to municipal cash grabs, the Commonwealth can finally deliver on the promise of a stable and prosperous energy system.—
Dan Eberhart,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Defense attorneys countered that the suit was a bid to weaken judicial oversight of immigration.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
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Every operational upgrade in our distribution model was carefully timed, including the introduction of new inventory management tools, team hires, vendor agreements and, eventually, a 50,000-plus square foot distribution space.—
Aleksandr Zemel,
Forbes.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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That's double management's original target for the year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
14 Aug. 2025
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Through it all, the mission has stayed constant: environmental stewardship and community care.—
Lyssanoel Frater,
USA Today,
19 Aug. 2025
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Final Takeaway Inheriting a collection represents both a financial asset and responsibility for stewardship of the collection.—
Matthew F. Erskine,
Forbes.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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For vehicles with over 9,000 miles, dealers conduct a functional check on the body control module and replace it if needed.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
29 Aug. 2025
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The percentage tells the public how much of the fire perimeter is believed to not go beyond the control lines.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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There's been pushback in recent years as more moms on social media show the chaos and compromise of parenthood, but still, past research suggests moms looking to social media for guidance are often left feeling insecure.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
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According to the email, this communications guidance was being orchestrated by the management team, which is smaller and better able to operate under this arrangement.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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The company plans to continue operations and market the business for sale during the bankruptcy proceedings.—
Rick Barrett,
jsonline.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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The first humans on Mars would be tasked with taking account of local resources, setting up landing operations, establishing a power source and building homes.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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Their huge fortunes are the legitimate wages of superintendence; in the struggle for existence, money is the token of success.—
Jeffery Vacante,
Hartford Courant,
19 Jan. 2025
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In exchange for help from the league in obtaining loans, a country had to accept the league’s superintendence of its economic affairs.—
Branko Milanovic,
Foreign Affairs,
21 June 2022
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The arrests of two wildland firefighters accused of working illegally in Washington state has sparked a new round of debate over the Trump administration's priorities about wildfires and immigration enforcement.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
30 Aug. 2025
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It has been tagged as a giveaway to rich elites, and the administration is tapping a vice president who grew up poor in Middletown to turn public perception.—
Francesca Chambers,
The Enquirer,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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