as in servant
a person hired to perform household or personal services
the earl couldn't imagine how he'd manage without his steward
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as in to oversee
to look after and make decisions about
will steward the city's library programs
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Recent Examples of steward
Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
Which are for maintaining the economic growth of the community while being good stewards of our tax dollars?
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Paresh Dave, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2025
Growing food is a political act Growing food implies accepting the responsibility to steward the land on which one lives, taking control of one’s own life and health, and taking responsibility for the well-being of the people consuming the food one has grown.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Noun
In general, the fate of the franchise remains up in the air, caught in the crosshairs following the assumption of creative control by Amazon MGM Studios from longtime stewards Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson in a $1 billion deal.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
Which are for maintaining the economic growth of the community while being good stewards of our tax dollars?
—Naperville Sun, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
Mikel Maron, a spokesperson for the OpenStreetMap Foundation, which helps steward the volunteer efforts, says the debate over the Trump order highlights the value of having an open community trying to represent the complexity of the world.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 28 Jan. 2025
Growing food is a political act Growing food implies accepting the responsibility to steward the land on which one lives, taking control of one’s own life and health, and taking responsibility for the well-being of the people consuming the food one has grown.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steward
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In 2010, a three-part revival of Upstairs, Downstairs aired on British broadcaster BBC One, with Marsh reprising her role as Rose Buck, who had returned to London to run an agency for domestic servants after a period spent nursing her mother in Suffolk.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Few spoke up for the man viewed by many as a lowborn upstart, but Cromwell, his faithful servant, was the exception, petitioning Henry at great risk to his own reputation.—
Meilan Solly,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 Mar. 2025
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Joan Jett and her company Blackheart have entered into a partnership with hit songwriter Evan Bogart’s Seeker Music to oversee the legendary rock artist’s catalog together, The Hollywood Reporter can report exclusively.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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In addition, Tobey oversees Lionsgate’s AI initiatives designed to increase production, marketing and distribution efficiency and provide new tools for filmmakers, including its partnership with Runway.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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Nutley directed academic services at St. Xavier, and supervised a program aimed at helping teens who were struggling academically, according to court documents obtained by TMZ.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2025
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Shapiro supervises them all, on both scientific and ethical matters.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
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As for recharging, Google could do better—the Pixel 9a manages just 23 W wired and 7.5 W wireless, and the flagship Pixels are only a little faster.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 Apr. 2025
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With the 18-34 crowd, the season managed a 0.378 rating, up 14% from last season’s 0.332 rating.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
10 Apr. 2025
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The district would have the authority to plan, purchase, build and operate the facilities to provide water for domestic, municipal and commercial use.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Apr. 2025
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Sam’s Club Grapevine Concept Sam’s Club is a $90 billion division of Walmart Inc. and operates currently from 600 clubs across the U.S. and Puerto Rico.—
Mark Faithfull,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Boone was asked if Chisholm needs to find a better way to control his emotions.—
Chris Kirschner,
New York Times,
18 Apr. 2025
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Finding new ways to control blood sugar was the perfect test case.—
Alice Park,
Time,
17 Apr. 2025
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The environmental health center had also handled a variety of other issues like cruise ship outbreak investigations, which are now reeling from significant layoffs.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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The bulbs are durable and waterproof, able to handle extreme heat and cold.—
Nora Colomer,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The study was published in the Nature Journal Scientific Reports and was conducted at the University of Cincinnati.—
Kate Linderman,
Kansas City Star,
14 Apr. 2025
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Police are also conducting an internal investigation, Schei said.—
Alex Brizee,
Idaho Statesman,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Steward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steward. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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