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
Leon Imber, New York Times, 11 July 2025
For Black women, who often serve as both income earners and caregivers, wealth builders and legacy stewards, the impact is especially acute.
—Jehan Crump‑gibson, Essence, 10 July 2025
Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Since Bruce’s passing, his adult children have taken on a bigger role in the company and steward the values that made White Lodging successful, including serving on the Board of Directors, and such as Conner White serving as Chief Investment Officer.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Noun
Both women’s semifinals were interrupted Thursday — twice during Aryna Sabalenka’s match against Amanda Anisimova — as stewards tended to the affected spectators.
—Leon Imber, New York Times, 11 July 2025
For Black women, who often serve as both income earners and caregivers, wealth builders and legacy stewards, the impact is especially acute.
—Jehan Crump‑gibson, Essence, 10 July 2025
Verb
Carney has pitched himself as an experienced professional from the political center who can steward Canada’s economy through a period of profound economic turbulence.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 28 Apr. 2025
Since Bruce’s passing, his adult children have taken on a bigger role in the company and steward the values that made White Lodging successful, including serving on the Board of Directors, and such as Conner White serving as Chief Investment Officer.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for steward
Noun
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Julia is dressed quite plainly in servants’ clothing, while Henry looks slightly more well-to-do, though he’s also fitted in muted browns (and notably is wearing a kilt!).—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
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Another character dreams of running away to operate a shrimp boat with her Filipino servant, an aesthete who paints watercolors and practices his French.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Both Trump and Biden oversaw the confirmation of hundreds of judges during their respective terms, reshaping the federal judiciary and altering the confirmation process.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
14 July 2025
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Senior editor Bess Pallares is overseeing the project on Oni’s end.—
Rob Salkowitz,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Creator Matt Groening was joined by Cohen, as well as executive producers Claudia Katz and Ken Keeler, supervising director Peter Avanzino, and Futurama stars Billy West (Fry, the Professor, Zoidberg), Lauren Tom (Amy), Phil LaMarr (Hermes), David Herman (Scruffy) and Maurice LaMarche (Kif).—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
26 July 2025
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Under the new rules, the cultivation of medical cannabis will be supervised by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, while processing, export, licensing, registration, and authorization for sale will fall under the oversight of the Ministry of Health.—
Dario Sabaghi,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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He was transferred to Hospice Austin's Christopher House, where his nausea and pain are being managed.—
Lily Kepner,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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Picture a future marketing team where customer segmentation, content creation, campaign performance analysis and budget optimization are all managed by interoperable agents.—
Chih-Han Yu,
Forbes.com,
29 July 2025
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United Illuminating operated the plant for more than a half century, burning coal and later oil to produce electricity for its customers, before the plant was finally powered down in 1992.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
2 Aug. 2025
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Because a bullpen that locks down leads naturally operates best when handed one.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
2 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The top three contributors to hydroplaning are: Vehicle speed - When a vehicle's speed increases, the tire-traction grip and ability to control the vehicle decreases.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Aug. 2025
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However, there's a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The next court hearing, Dugan said, could be handled over Zoom.—
Daniel Bice,
jsonline.com,
30 July 2025
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Luckily, Renna’s boys handle motion sickness on amusement park rides better than their dad’s alter ego, Ham.—
Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal,
Parents,
29 July 2025
Verb
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However, transiting ships are not allowed to conduct weapons training or launch aircraft.—
John Feng,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Thuc Hoang led the development of El Capitan, a supercomputer powerful enough to conduct nuclear simulations, at the National Nuclear Security Administration.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Steward.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steward. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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