officiating

adjective

as in overseeing

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Recent Examples of officiating The league also uses the reviews to inform future officiating evaluations, training and guidance, Engelbert wrote. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 For Engelbert, this is part of the adjustment to the new officiating expectations set by the task force. — Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026 The league implemented an officiating task force earlier this year to address increased foul calls and enforcement of game rules. — Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 25 July 2026 Forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, criticized both the officiating style and the frequency of free throws. — Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 Suns forward Dillon Brooks, who fouled out of Game 2 with just 25 seconds remaining, took aim at both the officiating style and SGA’s ability to draw fouls. — Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 23 Apr. 2026 Watch the officiating and free-throw discrepancy. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026 No foul was called in real time by the officiating crew of Zach Zarba, Curtis Blair and Gediminas Petraitis. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 16 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for officiating
  1. supervisory
  2. senior
  3. controlling
  4. ruling
  5. high-level
  6. managing
Adjective
  • The supervisory board has ultimate power with unions holding half of the 20 seats, and two of the rest held usually by left-leaning Lower Saxony state politicians, where VW is domiciled.
    — Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Lenzing’s supervisory board continues to include 10 members elected by shareholders, with Patrick Lackenbucher remaining chairman, as well as five members delegated by the company’s works council.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervisory
Adjective
  • There isn’t room on a roster to list all the positions where North Chicago senior Amari Earl could play in a single game.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Iran is determined to smother any internal unrest Rezaei’s appointment came in a recent set of decrees by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, that formally set Iran’s new senior leadership, including top military posts.
    — Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of senior
Adjective
  • Rivian, still a major non-controlling shareholder, factors into that roadmap too, since its growing fleet of on-road vehicles generates the driving data Also will eventually need to train its own autonomy systems.
    — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • This has impacted every aspect of his life — sleep, eating habits and his controlling attitude toward me.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026
Definition of controlling
Adjective
  • The event was attended by senior figures from the ruling Socialist Party, including Nahum Fernández and Caracas Mayor Carmen Meléndez, according to information released by Maduro Guerra.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026
  • The groups are a staple of pro-ruling party demonstrations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 May 2026
Definition of ruling
Adjective
  • Nearly 300 members of the media, including one Times reporter, will have high-level access to policymakers throughout the event, a Treasury spokesperson said in a statement.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Payne and Denman are both capable of being high-level running backs this year, and the elements could make this the type of game where TCU has to run the ball over 30 times.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of high-level
Adjective
  • Larry Berg, the co-managing owner of LAFC, was chosen Monday to become the third commissioner in MLS history when Don Garber retires in December.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the data suggests most women aren’t choosing—they’re managing.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of managing

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