1
as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
oversight of the club's fund-raising activities
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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
claiming "three billion" instead of "three million" was just an oversight
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as in supervision
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
you'll have oversight of the troop until the scoutmaster returns
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as in negligence
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
failing to lock the car can be an expensive oversight if it gets stolen
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Recent Examples of oversight
Although it is being hailed as a landmark move, it will not be immediately implemented as the detailed procedures and oversight mechanisms are still being finalized.
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Durbin’s letter signals a new phase in congressional oversight of the investigation, shifting focus from demands for disclosure to questions about whether the review process itself has been compromised.
—Nik Popli, Time, 18 July 2025
Moody and Aldama will join a team that provides strategic oversight on the work of the NBPA Foundation to deliver philanthropic resources for current and former NBA players.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 18 July 2025
The tool, which requires manual oversight at certain points, could impact a large swath of users.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 18 July 2025
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Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2025
Durbin’s letter signals a new phase in congressional oversight of the investigation, shifting focus from demands for disclosure to questions about whether the review process itself has been compromised.
—Nik Popli, Time, 18 July 2025
Moody and Aldama will join a team that provides strategic oversight on the work of the NBPA Foundation to deliver philanthropic resources for current and former NBA players.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 18 July 2025
The tool, which requires manual oversight at certain points, could impact a large swath of users.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 18 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversight
Noun
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The roof began going green in 2010, when the Detroit-Wayne Joint Building Authority and property management company Hines started replacing crumbling portions with sedum in the name of sustainability.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
21 July 2025
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Any deals are likely to be in Goldman’s asset management arm, which oversees $3.3 trillion but doesn’t carry the same cachet as firms such as Blackstone or KKR.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
21 July 2025
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Skull emoji: This emoji is often used to mock someone's mistake or appearance.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
21 July 2025
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But when mistakes are punished or hidden, innovation stops in its tracks.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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He would be released under the supervision of the U.S. Pretrial Services Agency and would surrender his passport.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
29 July 2025
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Other malls in the south suburbs have implemented similar protocols, such as Chicago Ridge Mall’s youth supervision policy, which was extended in December 2024 when a prank noise that sounded like gunfire led to a mall evacuation.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
25 July 2025
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Police said the investigation is still ongoing, adding that no foul play or negligence is currently suspected.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
31 July 2025
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The couple is accusing the funeral homes of mishandling human remains, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
30 July 2025
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The Evers administration deployed the National Guard to Kenosha the day before unrest erupted and doubled the deployment that day.—
Jessie Opoien,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Here are three thoughts Reich, now a professor of public policy at the University of California, Berkeley, shared in an interview with NPR's Sacha Sacha Pfeiffer about lowering interest rates and what the Trump administration could actually do to lower prices.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
24 July 2025
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Pilot error caused the crash, according to a final report from the National Transportation Safety Board.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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Without a robust knowledge foundation, these early wins can mask serious risks—from compliance breaches to costly decision errors.—
Stéphane Donzé,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Her advice on the seriousness of parental stewardship is never far from my mind.—
Darcey Steinke,
Vogue,
27 July 2025
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According to Seamless, Australia’s national clothing product stewardship scheme, Australians are among the world’s highest consumers of clothing, with the average person buying 53 garments each year.—
Patty Huntington,
Footwear News,
25 July 2025
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Police always investigate a drowning to rule out cases of abuse or extreme neglect, but an absent-minded parent accidentally forgetting to lock the pool gate or door to the backyard was unlikely to land them behind bars, Hoskin said.—
Elena Santa Cruz,
AZCentral.com,
12 July 2025
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Not only in the United States, where academic medical centers (AMCs) are strained by politics, profit models and bureaucracy—but also in countries like Mexico, where health systems are crumbling under neglect and underfunding.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
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“Oversight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversight. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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