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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 executive order targeted the central bank’s supervision and regulation of Wall Street and carved out its decisions on monetary policy.
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Colby Smith, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Lebron pleaded guilty in 2023 and was sentenced to 13 years in prison to be followed by five years post-release supervision.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr, who is stepping down from the regulatory post at the end of February, cautioned against any push to significantly weaken existing bank rules and supervision, and urged watchdogs to complete international capital standards.
—Pete Schroeder, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Smith already has been staying full-time at a community facility with around-the-clock supervision for the past nine months, with Friday's decision formally discharging him from the hospital, officials said.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Colby Smith, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Lebron pleaded guilty in 2023 and was sentenced to 13 years in prison to be followed by five years post-release supervision.
—Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 22 Feb. 2025
Fed Vice Chair for Supervision Michael Barr, who is stepping down from the regulatory post at the end of February, cautioned against any push to significantly weaken existing bank rules and supervision, and urged watchdogs to complete international capital standards.
—Pete Schroeder, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Smith already has been staying full-time at a community facility with around-the-clock supervision for the past nine months, with Friday's decision formally discharging him from the hospital, officials said.
—CBS News, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
Noun
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Wealth Solutions Report challenges the fears of overregulation, arguing that structured oversight can enhance market confidence and drive mainstream adoption.—
Cloris Chen,
Forbes,
28 Feb. 2025
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Although a cause has not immediately been identified, these incidents have called into question the environmental oversight of California’s landfills.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2025
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After receiving a takeover bid from Couche-Tard last year, Seven & I’s founding family had begun talks to take the convenience store owner private in what would have been the largest management buyout in history if successful.—
Reuters,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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Running Point, on the other hand, is just an exercise in brand management.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2025
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In the United Kingdom, the People’s Pension, one of the country’s largest master trust pensions, recently began shifting assets away from U.S. asset manager State Street due to concerns about its stewardship of climate risk, Net Zero Investor reported.—
John Kostyack,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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She’s expected to prosecute the case against Trump’s stewardship of U.S. foreign policy in particular.—
Eric Cortellessa,
TIME,
3 Mar. 2025
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Have persistent weeds identified to determine the best control.—
Tom MacCubbin,
Orlando Sentinel,
1 Mar. 2025
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As a majority shareholder, Emerson has a lot of control in this situation.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
1 Mar. 2025
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The court’s legal conclusion upends three decades of assurances provided to borrowers through regulations, student loan agreements, and public guidance that borrowers would be entitled to loan forgiveness at the end of the term.—
Adam S. Minsky,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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In November, Ladapo held a news conference and released guidance for government leaders to end water fluoridation.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Orlando Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2025
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This demand — for flights of 500 km and under — is currently serviced by small turbo propeller aircraft with nearly 15,000 currently in operation.—
Gaurav Sharma,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Ukraine’s only nearby major body of water is the Black Sea, where ongoing military operations are underway.—
Tim Mak,
Bon Appétit,
6 Mar. 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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Additionally, the new Trump administration may pursue caps on Medicaid recipient expenditures as outlined in the Project 2025 manifesto published by The Heritage Foundation.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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Sunday spotlight Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency have been dominating the headlines in the first few weeks of President Donald Trump’s new administration — at times overshadowing the president himself.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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