supervise
Example Sentences
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Students either catalog recovered artifacts, most of which are ceramics, or "broken pots," as Anderson described them, or supervise excavation trenches.
From Science Daily • Jun. 25, 2026
But she admitted during her trial to giving a false account of the events to the coroner because she was "in a panic" over having failed to supervise Andrea while she took a bath.
From BBC • Jun. 19, 2026
They learn from the institutions they supervise, and the institutions learn what supervisors expect.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who was on Tenerife to help supervise the evacuations, said that policy "may have risks".
From Barron's • May 11, 2026
“A PTO volunteer is needed to supervise the bleachers, please. I’m on the way to retrieve some students now.”
From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina
Vocabulary lists containing supervise
Power Prefix: super-
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Common Senses: Vid, Vis ("See")
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