quarterbacking

verb

present participle of quarterback
as in supervising
to be in charge of she was tapped to quarterback the upcoming gubernatorial campaign

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Recent Examples of quarterbacking Miami keeps trying and failing to find the next big thing in quarterbacking as in coaching. — Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026 Payton is ready to begin orchestrating the Monday morning quarterbacking on The Score. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 From an early age, Nussmeier was taught the art of quarterbacking by his father, Doug Nussmeier, who played quarterback in the NFL from 1994-2000 before embarking on a 20-year college- and NFL-coaching career. — Christian Marshall, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026 Stidham was again quarterbacking the second unit when the Broncos resumed practice Monday after a day off. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The game plan is to hit first, before the defense can react and adjust, something the Dolphins often did well with McDaniel as their head coach, Barry coaching the offensive line and Tua Tagovailoa quarterbacking an up-tempo offense. — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 8 June 2026 On Sunday, two days prior to the softball state tournament, Adamez was quarterbacking Park’s flag football team to three playoff victories to earn the Wolfpack their second trip to state in as many seasons. — Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Geno Smith, who comes back now for another tour with the Jets, is 35, and just a few years away from throwing for more than 4,200 yards and quarterbacking the Seahawks to the playoffs, and being named Comeback Player of the Year. — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 12 Mar. 2026 Hafley has a similar, divisional challenge with Maye and Allen quarterbacking against him. — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quarterbacking
  1. supervising
  2. handling
  3. overseeing
  4. managing
Verb
  • Staff trained here will essentially build careers investigating misconduct, enforcing military regulations, and supervising officers.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • At this level, your people stop supervising tasks and start supervising systems.
    — David Cozzens, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • LinkerBot says its brushless motors and worm-gear transmission support fine movements for applications such as precision assembly and handling fragile objects.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The technology, which is capable of handling complex on-demand production at scale, promises EU brands a more sustainable and secure supply of clothes for a total cost that is comparable with outsourcing production to Asia.
    — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of handling
Verb
  • Having just been named to the hefty position of co-chair and chief content officer for Skydance DTC — overseeing both HBO Max and Paramount+, Casey Bloys is staying put.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Bloys will be tasked with overseeing a sprawling streaming empire, one that will be among the biggest in the world.
    — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of overseeing
Verb
  • As these agents take on more responsibility, measuring and optimising their output becomes just as important as managing a human team.
    — Derya Matras, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
  • An investment advisor representative, or IAR, is an individual who works at an RIA, managing portfolios and offering investment advice.
    — Kate Dore, CFP®, EA,Kelli Grant, CFP®, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of managing

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“Quarterbacking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quarterbacking. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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