Thesaurus results for SUPERVISIONS

supervisions

noun

plural of supervision

as in stewardships

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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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 supervisions This overreach and weaponization of the government manifested especially clearly in burdensome regulations and guidance; in extensive and onerous supervisions; in investigations and cases, frequently leading to crushing penalties and injunctive terms unrelated to actual harm. — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 21 Jan. 2026

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Noun

These slights and oversights have continued for decades, until now.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Now known formally as the Contemporary Baseball Era and Classic Baseball Era committees but still loosely as the Veterans Committee, this group meant to correct oversights continues to let in marginal guys.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of oversights

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Most managements feel that the — on the price of their shares — that the higher, the better.

— Alex Crippen, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026

Definition of managements

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The subtext of much of the industry’s palaver about the need for new regulations is that AI is so new-fangled that the old rules don’t apply.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
The second began in 2010, when heroin, made cheaper by more efficient distribution, flooded the illicit market just as federal authorities began to tighten regulations on prescription opioids.

— Mary Jane Gibson, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of regulations

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Marshall has consistently voted against Senate War Powers Resolutions aimed at halting or restricting military operations in Iran.

— Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2026
Russia's Ryazan oil refinery has suspended operations at a primary crude distillation unit after a drone attack in the region on Thursday, two industry sources told Reuters.

— Arathy Somasekhar Reuters, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of operations

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Under her guidance, the jury will determine the winner of the Festival’s Étoile d’Or from among the first and second feature films selected for this year’s international competition.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026
Speed, range, guidance performance, and testing results will help determine how effectively the interceptor can engage aerial threats.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of guidance

Noun

China is considering export controls that could check the global spread of its AI models and chips, as Beijing increases oversight of its burgeoning tech sector.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Untreated cotton samples were placed in those same locations as controls.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026

Definition of controls

Noun

Pacific Fusion’s system, at least in theory, charges on the scale of seconds and then requires only one compression.

— Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In response, Amy Helm accused Parillo of financial exploitation and elder abuse of Sandra Helm in a June court filing; Parillo denied those charges.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of charges

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Metal forks are stored handles downward and plastic forks are positioned both directions for patron self service.

— NWA Democrat-Gazette, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
For another, turning my head just sent the view spinning in different directions in a way that quickly threatened nausea.

— Tim Stevens, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

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