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as in ignored
to fail to give proper attention to
you've overlooked your chores again this week
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as in handled
to be in charge of
you'll be asked to overlook larger projects in the future
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as in possessed
to cast a spell on
the superstitious grandmother actually believed that the baby had been overlooked by a gypsy woman
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as in scanned
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
quickly overlooked the table of used books to see if there was anything of value
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as in disregarded
to dismiss as of little importance
definitely not the kind of spouse to overlook even a single instance of marital infidelity
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as in managed
to look after and make decisions about
the engineer hired to overlook the construction of the canal
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Recent Examples of overlooked
The important role that Olathe played in Johnson County’s history is often overlooked.
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Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Sibling grief is real and powerful, but it's often overlooked, especially when the grieving sibling is a young child.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Being snubbed or overlooked for a role is a near universal experience in a career journey.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
And while your mind may immediately go to the always sunny beaches in Florida or the upscale vibe of Hilton Head Island, the often overlooked sleepier towns are well worth a visit.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Kaytron Allen, though, clearly has been the better back this season — and that won’t go overlooked by scouts.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Welcome to an essential but largely overlooked — and underappreciated — task required to get a college football team’s gear from here to there for game day.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Also not to be overlooked are the cult Japanese labels Sacai, by Chitose Abe, and Undercover, by Jun Takashi, which are never the flashiest on the schedule, yet find ways to balance consistency with newness that keep their devotees coming back for more.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Our suite had two rooms connected by a living room and a balcony that overlooked the pools and the sea.
—Jasmine Purdie, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Randy Mason, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Sibling grief is real and powerful, but it's often overlooked, especially when the grieving sibling is a young child.
—Rachel Hale, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
Being snubbed or overlooked for a role is a near universal experience in a career journey.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
And while your mind may immediately go to the always sunny beaches in Florida or the upscale vibe of Hilton Head Island, the often overlooked sleepier towns are well worth a visit.
—Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Kaytron Allen, though, clearly has been the better back this season — and that won’t go overlooked by scouts.
—Dane Brugler, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Welcome to an essential but largely overlooked — and underappreciated — task required to get a college football team’s gear from here to there for game day.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
Also not to be overlooked are the cult Japanese labels Sacai, by Chitose Abe, and Undercover, by Jun Takashi, which are never the flashiest on the schedule, yet find ways to balance consistency with newness that keep their devotees coming back for more.
—Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2025
Our suite had two rooms connected by a living room and a balcony that overlooked the pools and the sea.
—Jasmine Purdie, Parents, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlooked
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Although the new commercial space ethos of building satellites fast and cheap has dominated Earth imaging from space for years, deep-space astronomy has so far been headed mostly in the opposite direction — trending toward more complex machines worth billions of dollars.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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This winter's offseason is going to be dominated by the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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The mass firings come just two months after the CDC experienced a mass exodus of top officials from the agency, who said they were prompted to resign in August after Kennedy sidelined officials and ignored scientific research and protocols since he was assigned to his role to lead the department.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
11 Oct. 2025
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Yet when spring training rolls back around next year, the Yankees’ promise to fans will begin anew and recent shortcomings will be ignored.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Panthers handled the test with ease, dispatching the Ottawa Senators 6-2 at Amerant Bank Arena to sweep their three-game homestand.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
12 Oct. 2025
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However, head coach Dave Canales cautioned that the team needed to see how Coker handled the rigors of a normal NFL workweek.—
Mike Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Oct. 2025
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Boise State ran 86 offensive plays, its most in a game this season, and possessed the ball for over 40 minutes.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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Wembley possessed an unmatched ability to create sporting heroes, as proved by a roll call featuring Sir Stanley Matthews, George Best, Ferenc Puskas and Sir Geoff Hurst.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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For foreigners, passports are scanned at hotels, museums, and similar places.—
Peter Leyden,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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Helicopters scanned the woods while locals conducted foot searches.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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His brother Gal, managed to escape.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
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As of Sunday afternoon, the fire crew managed to contain 25% of the wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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Exantus was previously permitted to be supervised in Florida upon his release from prison in accordance with an interstate compact, Hall said.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Inheritance Games television series will be supervised by Temple Hill executive Annika Patton.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
10 Oct. 2025
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Under normal circumstances, in earlier times and, more importantly, with a different band, this would’ve spelled the end of Allen’s career as a drummer.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
9 Oct. 2025
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In other years, all of those negatives working against the Cowboys would have spelled disaster.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Oct. 2025
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“Overlooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlooked. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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