supervises

verb

present tense third-person singular of supervise
1
as in oversees
to be in charge of for each sailboat an experienced hand is assigned to supervise a novice seaman

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2
as in manages
to look after and make decisions about supervises all the affairs of the athletic club, including hiring someone to run the summer tennis camp

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3
as in watches
to take charge of especially on behalf of another we need someone to supervise the construction project while the foreman is in the hospital

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Recent Examples of supervises Although labs such as DeepSeek and Moonshot AI are private, the state supervises them at every stage and, increasingly, finances them. — Niall Ferguson, Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026 Request the treating physician’s name and qualifications, then ask who performs each stage and how the physician supervises the team. — Kaitlyn Gomez, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026 Frot-Coutaz also supervises Sky Studios Elstree, Sky’s state-of-the-art film and TV studio, plus Sky Studios’ global portfolio of production companies that includes Blast! — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Jim DeFrain, who supervises the investigation and the Metropolitan Explosive Disposal Unit, said initial testing indicated the presence of hydrogen sulfide, a toxic gas. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2026 Instead of focusing on how many tasks a manager supervises, consider how much high-quality work the team can complete without their direct involvement. — Michael Goshka, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Some act like the cool parent who supervises their child’s drug use. — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 In her current role, Second Assistant District Attorney, Sprague supervises all homicides that occur in Plymouth County as well as all firearm and narcotics cases, according to her profile. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 The quotation should identify who designs the hairline, administers local anesthesia, performs recipient incisions and supervises graft placement. — Malana Vantyler, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for supervises
  1. oversees
  2. manages
  3. watches
  4. handles
  5. operates
  6. regulates
  7. conducts
  8. controls
Verb
  • The nation needs an ample supply for semiconductors, quantum and super computing, and superconducting magnets, added Robertson, who oversees the Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Haugen oversees private capital investments, mergers and acquisitions at the family office and is also the chief investment officer of its spinout firm River1 Asset Management.
    — Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of oversees
Verb
  • Since its launch 15 years ago, Mubadala Capital has become the first sovereign fund to take in third-party capital, and now manages around $60 billion in its core alternatives business.
    — Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Aaron Alamary, president of parking management company TruPark USA, manages thousands of parking spaces between Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach.
    — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of manages
Verb
  • In a broad open field, horses munch standing hay as Katie Baltzor watches her black angus cattle on this fall day.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • What credit monitoring actually watches Credit monitoring tracks changes to your credit file.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of watches
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  • What locked chats don’t do Locking a chat changes where a conversation appears and how it’s opened—not how OpenAI handles it.
    — Fernanda Tronco, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Research a potential lender's track record — its Better Business Bureau rating and customer reviews can give you a sense of how a lender handles applications, payments and problems that arise after borrowing.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of handles
Verb
  • The company says its sodium-ion platform operates with passive cooling, eliminating the need for those systems.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Technically not in Lofoten, but well worth extending your trip for, Kvitnes Gard is a historic estate in Hadsel, Vesterålen, that operates as a 15-room farm hotel.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of operates
Verb
  • Doctors point to how the body regulates its own temperature at night, and how a cozy pair of socks can nudge that process along.
    — Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Every few years, the Fédération Internationale de l’Automobile, which regulates the sport, makes the teams redesign their cars.
    — Sam Knight, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of regulates
Verb
  • Their calculations showed that the molecule conducts electricity very differently depending on its rotational angle.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Andre Vasquez's office conducts a survey to decide which projects get done, like a mural outside the Budlong Woods branch of the Chicago Public Library.
    — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of conducts
Verb
  • Six in 10 families can’t afford the basic cost of living in the battleground districts that will determine which party controls the House, a Washington Post analysis has found.
    — Amy L. Wong, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Although Chen Mechan is accused of firing on the Salvadoran’s vehicles, sources said its heavily armed men received backup from Joseph’s 400 Mawozo, which controls the neighboring territory.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of controls

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