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noun

plural of steward
as in servants
a person hired to perform household or personal services the earl couldn't imagine how he'd manage without his steward

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stewards

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verb

present tense third-person singular of steward
as in oversees
to look after and make decisions about will steward the city's library programs

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Recent Examples of stewards
Noun
The crew of 18 includes a physician, an executive chef, guides, and stewards who travel with the group. — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 18 June 2026 If all four criteria are met, then the stewards proceed with revisiting the decision. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 17 June 2026 Immer and Lois work with land stewards to find projects that make sense for eager but often inexperienced volunteers. — Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026 The index exists almost entirely for pension funds, so the people relying on these numbers are the stewards of millions of retirements, and the people supplying them are the assets' own managers. — Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026 They are hired hands and stewards of other people’s capital, with no desire to becoming embroiled in internecine squabbles between clashing advocates, parochial activists, and plain opportunists latching on to the moment. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 28 June 2026 There were complaints from drivers, including Antonelli, about Russell improving his time under yellows, but the stewards decided not to investigate, and the results held. — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 June 2026 In Topawa, guests visit the Tohono O’odham Cultural Center to learn how the desert’s original stewards have flourished for millennia despite the modern line dividing their ancestral lands. — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026
Verb
But the press office, which stewards the bank’s image, was not on board. — Todd Gillespie, Bloomberg, 6 Mar. 2026 In place of an artist’s creative intent, these projects hinge entirely on the discernment and dedication of whoever stewards them. — Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025 The cinema’s new board of directors now stewards the next daunting challenge of raising $14 million to make necessary repairs and improvements, including more comfortable seats. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 27 Feb. 2025 Fisher is the director of the Kaish Family Art Project, which stewards the legacies of both Luise, who died in 2013 at age 87, and Morton, who died just last week at 98. — Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stewards
  1. servants
  2. oversees
  3. supervises
  4. manages
  5. operates
  6. controls
  7. handles
  8. regulates
Noun
  • Individuals who begin to see themselves as fathers, mothers, believers, mentors, or servants often become less attached to the identities that contributed to their criminal behavior in the first place.
    — Walter Pavlo, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
  • Commissioner Tisch has already shown a real commitment to cracking down on corruption and ensuring that the public servants in the NYPD are held to the highest standards.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
Definition of servants
Verb
  • This 12-jurist body oversees the activities of Iran’s parliament, determining if laws passed are compatible with sharia and can demand that legislation be revised.
    — Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
  • The Alamo Trust, the nonprofit organization that oversees the Alamo Mission, announced the discovery on June 16.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of oversees
Verb
  • Milshtein previously served as adviser to COGAT, which supervises civilian policy in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip.
    — Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 19 May 2026
  • As chief of patrol, Hein supervises the most visible aspects of the Police Department that define its image in the minds of most Chicagoans, including emergency response, crisis intervention, traffic control, routine patrol and community policing efforts.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
Definition of supervises
Verb
  • These advocates are also concerned about oversight, and say the facility represents a departure from how the government manages those children.
    — JACK BROOK, ABC News, 6 July 2026
  • The Makers Market is an organization separate from Santana Row that manages the application and permits of local vendors.
    — Fatima Corona, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
Definition of manages
Verb
  • The company operates another rideshare series as well, called Bandwagon, which has launched four missions to date.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 7 July 2026
  • Trent operates fast fashion stores primarily in India under the brands Westside and Zudio.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 7 July 2026
Definition of operates
Verb
  • History shows family successions, whether in North Korea or Syria, tend to happen through rigid authoritarian control, with the transfer of power underwritten by whoever controls the military.
    — Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • Even Realities, which was founded in 2023, launched the Even G2 smart glasses with a bigger display in a lighter frame late last year, alongside the Even R1, a smart ring that controls the display of the G2.
    — Jenny Lee,Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Definition of controls
Verb
  • Every July 4, the communications center in Rancho Cordova handles its highest call volume.
    — Andrew Graham July 3, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
  • Oman has said that any agreement will comply with international law, although the prospect of a financial system on a waterway that typically handles around 20% of the world's oil has sparked alarm.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 July 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • The Federal Aviation Administration regulates the airspace, and drone owners are responsible for knowing and abiding by those restrictions.
    — Kelly O'Donnell, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • The Clean Air Act is the federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources and governs air pollution.
    — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Definition of regulates

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