Thesaurus results for QUARTERBACK

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noun

Definition of quarterback

as in manager

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quarterback

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verb

as in to supervise

to be in charge of she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign

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Recent Examples of quarterback

Noun

Another is three-star quarterback Tre Williams, a transfer from Lewisville, who totaled 2,536 passing yards and 29 touchdowns with the Farmers. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 June 2026 Leaving Boise State as the winningest quarterback in college football history, Moore enjoyed a short NFL career as a backup before turning to the coaching ranks with the Dallas Cowboys. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2026

Verb

Other picks include Swift's brother, Austin Swift, and Kelce's teammate, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. — Jo Ling Kent, CBS News, 30 June 2026 Before Brown's departure from the Eagles, rumors of a rift between him and quarterback Jalen Hurts began to swirl after Hurts was noticeably absent from Brown's wedding on May 18. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for quarterback

Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterback

Noun

Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 4 July 2026
Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock.

— Brian Sloan, CNBC, 3 July 2026

Definition of manager

Verb

While older children can use sparklers, they should be supervised, Heckman said.

— Amen Galinato, CNN Money, 4 July 2026
Between there, and running upstairs to supervise fittings of his monumentally sculptural work with his stylist Tallulah Harlech, the designer caught a rare moment to sit and talk.

— Sarah Mower, Vogue, 3 July 2026

Definition of supervise

Noun

On Thursday, photos released by state broadcaster IRIB showed the commander sitting next to Khamenei’s casket during a farewell ceremony in Tehran.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Xi, who is also head of the military, presented orders promoting Zhang Shuguang and air force commander Wang Gang to generals at a ceremony Friday.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of commander

Verb

About 55% of injuries happen to people actively handling fireworks, and nearly a quarter of the injuries are to bystanders.

— Stephen J. Beard, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Key indicators include how teams handle uncertainty, genuinely challenge each other, learn from failures, and base decisions on current realities.

— Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Definition of handle

Noun

In the weeks since Fable 5 and Mythos 5 were forced out of commission, industry leaders and experts became increasingly worried that the ad-hoc ban would threaten America’s AI lead against China.

— Jared Perlo, NBC news, 1 July 2026
According to Smith, citizens of East Florida even burned the leaders behind the Declaration of Independence in effigy.

— Hank Tester, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of leader

Verb

The judge denied Fischer’s request to appoint and fund a special master to oversee the privilege screen but allowed defense attorneys to review the records themselves instead of prosecutors.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
The first three times were under Socialist Party Prime Minister Felipe González starting in 1986, but conservative leader José Maria Aznar’s government also oversaw two such measures in the 2000s.

— Suman Naishadham, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026

Definition of oversee

Noun

Led by Miles Macquarrie, the restaurant’s beverage director and winner of the 2024 Michelin Guide Exceptional Cocktails Award, the cocktail menu is extensive but intentionally curated.

— Blair Crosby, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Adam Hoffer is director of excise tax policy at the Tax Foundation.

— Adam Hoffer, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026

Definition of director

Verb

The complaint also accuses G-MAC of violating Title IX, a federal law that commands gender equity in college sports.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
Combined with Sky, the business would command about 20% of in-home viewing in Britain, second to the BBC and ahead of YouTube.

— Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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