as in servants
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 oversees
to look after and make decisions about
will steward the city's library programs
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Recent Examples of stewards
Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
The natural result will be to harm the hospitals that have been proper stewards of their finances.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Current owners Halle Hirsch and Ryan Martin purchased it in 2016 and have been the business’s stewards ever since.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
The car is limited to just 10 examples, and the buyers will likely be McLaren super fans, the kinds of stewards for the Artura Spider MCL39 Championship Edition that McLaren wants.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
On the other hand, a larger mandate does of course remain at Wikipedia to serve as stewards of the information commons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
Others are more behind-the-scenes; stewards and engineers may not have as much interaction with customers or clients.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
As mentioned, Rosewood and Kennedy Wilson take their role as temporary stewards of this land very seriously.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
One of the most striking moments in the film is that of the cars of the Disneyland Railroad being ferried on trucks past downtown’s City Hall, a reminder that Disneyland, no matter its influences, its stewards or its changes, is a Southern California original.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Fisher is the director of the Kaish Family Art Project, which stewards the legacies of both Luise, who died in 2013 at age 87, and Morton, who died just last week at 98.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Noun
Nobody could have known at the time, but that performance was a prophecy of the city’s future, where artists would become the primary stewards of Memphis music history, rampaging through old blues, rock, soul, and gospel.
—Stephen M. Deusner, Pitchfork, 8 Feb. 2026
The natural result will be to harm the hospitals that have been proper stewards of their finances.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Current owners Halle Hirsch and Ryan Martin purchased it in 2016 and have been the business’s stewards ever since.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
The car is limited to just 10 examples, and the buyers will likely be McLaren super fans, the kinds of stewards for the Artura Spider MCL39 Championship Edition that McLaren wants.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 4 Feb. 2026
On the other hand, a larger mandate does of course remain at Wikipedia to serve as stewards of the information commons.
—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Jan. 2026
Others are more behind-the-scenes; stewards and engineers may not have as much interaction with customers or clients.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 29 Jan. 2026
As mentioned, Rosewood and Kennedy Wilson take their role as temporary stewards of this land very seriously.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026
One of the most striking moments in the film is that of the cars of the Disneyland Railroad being ferried on trucks past downtown’s City Hall, a reminder that Disneyland, no matter its influences, its stewards or its changes, is a Southern California original.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Verb
In place of an artist’s creative intent, these projects hinge entirely on the discernment and dedication of whoever stewards them.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2025
Fisher is the director of the Kaish Family Art Project, which stewards the legacies of both Luise, who died in 2013 at age 87, and Morton, who died just last week at 98.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stewards
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But what will inevitably be first in the conversation is the sequence in which two servants engage in rough role-play in a barn.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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The script also stirs in a BDSM tryst between two servants in a stable.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Mark Lanier, a lawyer for the plaintiff, questioned Mosseri on Wednesday about whether Instagram chooses profits over the health and safety of minors and whether Mosseri oversees an app that hooks younger users.—
Samantha Delouya,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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There’s more, including Nolte’s Money, a dad-like presence who oversees Davis’ stints.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Rodriguez works at an after-school program in Orange County and supervises third graders.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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The position directly supervises all parole agent specialists and parole agent supervisors assigned to the Division of Training Unit.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
January 5,
Sacbee.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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Hongkong Land remains one of the largest landlords in Central; the developer manages about $50 billion of assets overall.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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This layer assigns goals, manages priorities, and optimizes overall operations.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The DeKalb County Sheriff's Office, which operates the jail, declined to comment citing pending litigation.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
8 Feb. 2026
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The organization operates in 44 countries and all 50 states, reaching roughly a million people a year.—
Lance Reynolds,
Boston Herald,
8 Feb. 2026
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As more of the efforts face legal challenges, courts could indirectly dictate who controls the House of Representatives next year based on which hyper-partisan maps are allowed to be installed ahead of midterm elections.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Feb. 2026
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Appian co-founder CEO, chairman, and president Matthew Calkins controls about 39% of the voting power, two of the other three founders are on the nine-person board with many other directors being former employees of Appian or having relationships with Calkins.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
7 Feb. 2026
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Despite its compact form factor, the Pi handles a substantial workload.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Goodfellas handles worldwide sales excluding Japan, Taiwan, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, CIS and Syria.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Feb. 2026
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This is unacceptable from the nation’s aviation safety regulator and points to deeper structural problems within the FAA, which provides air traffic control services and regulates them.—
Marc Scribner,
Oc Register,
8 Feb. 2026
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The tuber also provides vitamin C, which acts as an antioxidant, and fiber, which aids digestion, boosts satiety, and regulates blood sugar.—
Kirsten Nunez,
Martha Stewart,
4 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Stewards.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stewards. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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