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adjective

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as in chased

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verb

past tense of boss
1
as in supervised
to be in charge of she bossed that project for years, until she was promoted again

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as in ruled
to exercise authority or power over bossed the entire job site for a year

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as in led
to serve as leader of bossed the entire gang of electricians on the construction project

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bossed
  1. supervised
  2. ruled
  3. led
  4. governed
  5. commanded
  6. fringed
  7. oversaw
  8. dominated
Verb
  • This time, proceedings were supervised (in part) by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Memphis police never adopted policies and procedures to direct the unit, despite alarms that it was minimally supervised, according to the Justice Department report.
    Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • The state judge ruled the merger violated state consumer protection law and the federal case blocked the merger nationwide.
    Brittney Melton, NPR, 11 Dec. 2024
  • While a Pennsylvania court ruled against him due to his age at the time, Satterthwaite alleges Carter’s team abused legal technicalities to avoid the test.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of ruled
Verb
  • Army led the nation in rushing averaging 309 yards per game with a hybrid triple-option attack running the ball 55 times per game.
    Jay Ginsbach, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Big is the definition of growth, because big is the surest evidence that the needs of consumers aren’t just being met, but brilliantly led.
    John Tamny, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of led
Verb
  • Civilians across Syria have taken to the streets to celebrate the fall of the Assad family regime, which has governed the nation since the 1960s, and whose repressive policies helped instigate the 2011 uprising which plunged the country into civil war.
    Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • They must instead be formed organically and over several steps as governed by applicable labor laws.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of governed
Verb
  • The large warehouse was reportedly located at the headquarters of a military division near Damascus that was commanded by Assad’s brother Maher.
    Tim Lister, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • For reference, Fallout commanded more than 65M viewers within 16 days of viewing, while Rings of Power Season 2 hit the 40M mark in 11 days.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of commanded
Adjective
  • While the hot pants, halter top, and fringed vest are made by their in-house seamstress Meagan Tate and Brad Oldham, brother of famed jeweler Todd Oldham, designed the silver belt buckle, the cheerleaders’ cowboy boots are made by luxury brand Lucchese.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The symbols showed images of fringed textiles and vessels being carried in nets, many of which are moving toward building facades.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of fringed
Verb
  • The collapse of Assad's government ended a 24-year reign that oversaw Syria's slide into brutal civil war in 2011.
    Camilla Alcini, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Assad oversaw Syria's slide into brutal civil war in 2011.
    Julia Reinstein, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Definition of oversaw
Verb
  • The 20-month-old war between the army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has been turning increasingly bloody as ceasefire efforts have stalled, and crises elsewhere have dominated world attention.
    Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • On the streaming front, Netflix and Prime Video dominated the series rankings with three titles each.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dominated
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