as in manager
a person who manages or directs something
the office of the superintendent of parks issues camping permits
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Recent Examples of superintendent
How the office will change All of the state superintendent’s authority will transfer to the education commissioner, who will be named by the governor and then approved by the state Senate.
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Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Specifically, the show's third episode is dedicated to late star James Van Der Beek, who plays superintendent Dean Wilson.
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Samantha Highfill,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 July 2026
The role of Dean, a mayoral candidate and school superintendent, is Van Der Beek’s last.
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Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Fred Waller will return as the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability begins the search for a new superintendent.
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Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Specifically, the show's third episode is dedicated to late star James Van Der Beek, who plays superintendent Dean Wilson.
—
Samantha Highfill,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 July 2026
The role of Dean, a mayoral candidate and school superintendent, is Van Der Beek’s last.
—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
Fred Waller will return as the Community Commission for Public Safety and Accountability begins the search for a new superintendent.
—
Sabrina Franza,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for superintendent
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Kelce played a bully of a restaurant manager who fires a busboy (played by Bad Bunny).
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Offers three-credit-bureau monitoring, VPN, dark web monitoring, password manager, email aliases and instant credit lock.
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The jail’s administrator did not immediately respond to a request for comment Monday night.
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Jail administrators and multiple law enforcement agencies were working toward a quick, peaceful resolution and restoration of full control of the jail.
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The billionaire executive spent more than $110 million of his own money to win the nomination in one of the most brutal Republican primaries in modern Georgia history for the chance to take on Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.
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On Tuesday night, the New York Post reported that the woman had been identified as Angie Baez, a 40-year-old financial industry executive.
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Led by Miles Macquarrie, the restaurant’s beverage director and winner of the 2024 Michelin Guide Exceptional Cocktails Award, the cocktail menu is extensive but intentionally curated.
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Adam Hoffer is director of excise tax policy at the Tax Foundation.
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All the spending on the national events angers one supervisor at a Florida airport.
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For this story, a Yolo County spokesperson agreed to an interview with CBS News Sacramento on the grand jury's findings and the board of supervisors' response.
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“Superintendent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/superintendent. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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