OFFICIATING Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

officiating

adjective

as in overseeing

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Recent Examples of officiating The controversy was the talk of college football on the long holiday weekend, with many questions surrounding how the officiating crew decided to put the second back on the clock and give Michigan one more try at the win. — CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026 The league also uses the reviews to inform future officiating evaluations, training and guidance, Engelbert wrote. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 For Engelbert, this is part of the adjustment to the new officiating expectations set by the task force. — Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The league implemented an officiating task force earlier this year to address increased foul calls and enforcement of game rules. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 25 July 2026 Forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, criticized both the officiating style and the frequency of free throws. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 Suns forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, took aim at both the officiating style and SGA’s ability to draw fouls. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026 Watch the officiating and free-throw discrepancy. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026 No foul was called in real time by the officiating crew of Zach Zarba, Curtis Blair and Gediminas Petraitis. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026

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Adjective

Police departments across the network can then conduct searches without warrants or supervisory approval.

— Henry F. Fradella, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026
Chicago employees receive training that includes bystander intervention because of local requirements, while California requires different training durations for supervisory and nonsupervisory employees.

— Katherin Nukk-Freeman, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of supervisory

Adjective

This is despite the City of London’s socio-economic diversity taskforce setting a target for half of senior leaders to come from working-class or non-professional backgrounds by 2030.

— Sam Birchall, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
The senior Cuaron recalled drawing inspiration from LED displays at a Rolling Stones concert.

— Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of senior

Adjective

Rivian, still a major non-controlling shareholder, factors into that roadmap too, since its growing fleet of on-road vehicles generates the driving data Also will eventually need to train its own autonomy systems.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
This has impacted every aspect of his life — sleep, eating habits and his controlling attitude toward me.

— Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026

Definition of controlling

Adjective

This was demonstrated in Hungary in April, when opposition leader Péter Magyar convincingly won an election against a long-ruling, right-wing authoritarian.

— The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Sep. 2026
The event was attended by senior figures from the ruling Socialist Party, including Nahum Fernández and Caracas Mayor Carmen Meléndez, according to information released by Maduro Guerra.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

Definition of ruling

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Tice said the party had a series of high-level meetings with the government about security and that authorities had shifted their approach to treat threats more seriously.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Immigration and the border California law bars local law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration officials except in the cases of people convicted of certain high-level felonies.

— Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of high-level

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Larry Berg, the co-managing owner of LAFC, was chosen Monday to become the third commissioner in MLS history when Don Garber retires in December.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
But the data suggests most women aren’t choosing—they’re managing.

— Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026

Definition of managing

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