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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
Demonstrate your ability to meet and exceed goals, solve problems, and work efficiently without needing constant supervision.
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Sho Dewan, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Lilyana is a junior vice president over greenhouse supervision.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
He was only released from the hospital under Cameron's supervision, and the good doctor says goodbye to Muriel before returning Everett and heading back to his life in San Francisco.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Any deviation from this program can quickly lead to drug resistance, so patients require constant supervision.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervision
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The expectation of relaxed white collar regulation may require additional board commitment to maintain appropriate levels of compliance oversight, resources and practices.Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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Fashion models will have more protections Come June, there will be far more oversight and labor protections for models, influencers and fashion workers in New York State.Benjamin Oreskes, New York Times, 30 Dec. 2024
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One element of fixing problems was investing heavily in building their own technologies, whether that involves the factory machinery, the management software that runs their plants, or the back-end systems that handle their data.Jim Vinoski, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The automaker has faced financial struggles, management upheavals and reputational damage following the 2018 arrest of former chairman Carlos Ghosn.Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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The Bianconeri were seeking their first trophy under the stewardship of Coach Thiago Motta, but instead became the first victims of the Sergio Conceicao era at Milan as their opponents secured a place in Monday’s final.Adam Digby, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025
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On the other hand, under the stewardship of Shanahan and Lynch, the 49ers have made the playoffs four times and made two Super Bowl appearances in eight seasons.Nathan Kamal, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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The Vikings were in full control against Green Bay until the Packers scored 15 points in the fourth quarter.Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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The designation means all property and interests of the affected targets that are in the U.S. or under U.S. control are blocked and must be reported.Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 31 Dec. 2024
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Building Behavioral Circuit Breakers And Practical Implementation Challenges Supported by regulatory guidance, financial institutions are implementing measures to counter these psychological blind spots.Adam Ennamli, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The Department of Agriculture shared similar guidance on its website.Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Ukrainian and Russian officials confirmed the offensive, but the sides offered varying accounts of the scale and efficiency of the new operation.Brad Dress, The Hill, 5 Jan. 2025
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The incoming administration has promised the largest deportation operation in history.CBS News, CBS News, 5 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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We were told that Russia used these companies to hack the brains of suggestible yokels, and that only wise superintendence of social-media conversation by progressives could save the world from fascism.The Editors, National Review, 31 Oct. 2022
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In light of the recent school shooting in Wisconsin, President Joe Biden spoke of his administration's work aimed at reducing gun violence, including passing the most significant gun safety legislation in nearly 30 years.Kinsey Crowley, USA TODAY, 1 Jan. 2025
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This was inspired by a similar proposal the Biden administration made early last year.Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Supervision.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supervision. Accessed 12 Jan. 2025.
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