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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
Narula says that women with diabetes can take a more active role in making sure their preventive care isn’t overlooked.
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Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Commercial buildings, however, have been largely overlooked.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
York’s most important – and most overlooked – contributions came soon after.
—Craig Fehrman, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
These flaws could perhaps be overlooked had the Administration not burdened the economy with growth killing tariffs.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
Michael In signing Lorenzen to a one-year, $8 million contract, the most for an external free agent since 2015, the Rockies seemingly overlooked — or had to — his issues in Denver.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Though kids might be getting basic vision screenings at school or from a pediatrician, some eye problems are still overlooked.
—Kristen Hwang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Hopedale lost to Greenfield in the semis last season, but with Emily Atwood back in the circle and Layla Hundley leading the offense, the aren’t to be overlooked.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The predominantly low-income Latino communities that live just south of the Salton Sea say they have long been overlooked in conversations about the lake’s fate.
—Jill Johnston, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Commercial buildings, however, have been largely overlooked.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 6 Apr. 2026
York’s most important – and most overlooked – contributions came soon after.
—Craig Fehrman, Space.com, 6 Apr. 2026
These flaws could perhaps be overlooked had the Administration not burdened the economy with growth killing tariffs.
—Wayne Winegarden, Oc Register, 5 Apr. 2026
Michael In signing Lorenzen to a one-year, $8 million contract, the most for an external free agent since 2015, the Rockies seemingly overlooked — or had to — his issues in Denver.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 Apr. 2026
Though kids might be getting basic vision screenings at school or from a pediatrician, some eye problems are still overlooked.
—Kristen Hwang, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
Hopedale lost to Greenfield in the semis last season, but with Emily Atwood back in the circle and Layla Hundley leading the offense, the aren’t to be overlooked.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
The predominantly low-income Latino communities that live just south of the Salton Sea say they have long been overlooked in conversations about the lake’s fate.
—Jill Johnston, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlooked
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Neemias Queta dominated inside against a Bucks team that was playing without two-time NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo, racking up 19 points on 8-of-11 shooting, 10 rebounds and four blocks in his second straight double-double.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Huskies were also dominated on the glass, with South Carolina holding a 47-32 advantage.—
David Brandt,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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At first, Orbán ignored Magyar.—
Kapil Komireddi,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2026
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Trump has been angry that NATO member countries ignored his call to help reopen the vital waterway as gas prices soared during the war.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
9 Apr. 2026
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The company conducting the implosion has previously handled several high-profile demolitions, including the historic Deauville Hotel, South Shore Hospital, and the remaining structure of the Surfside condominium building.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Theatrical bookings and marketing outreach will be handled by Tejinder Jouhal and Krushil Patel, while Tony Gill’s diversity PR and marketing agency Media House Global will lead the publicity campaign, with producer and publicist Dheeraj Agnihotri in an advisory role.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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In other words, the solution to the problem of the past hypothesis puzzle, or why the Universe possessed a low-entropy state at the start of the hot Big Bang, is because the Universe underwent a period of cosmic inflation.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
9 Apr. 2026
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All possessed one, if not two, quarterbacks who could find the end zone consistently.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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The restoration was made using extant materials from 1968, including a 35mm release print preserved at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film archive and a 35mm release print preserved and scanned at the BFI National Archive.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
1 Apr. 2026
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Yet this is also the same company that ripped the spine off millions of books, scanned their pages, and fed the text into Claude’s training data.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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Josh Naylor added a two-run single for the Mariners, who managed only four hits in the first nine innings before getting three in the 10th off new Angels reliever Brent Suter (0-1).—
CBS News,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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But the couple managed to try again.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Muscle Distribution has announced plans to release the 2019 4K restoration, which was conducted by Criterion and supervised by May herself, beginning with a Film at Lincoln Center engagement in June before national expansion follows.—
Christian Zilko,
IndieWire,
8 Apr. 2026
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In a March 25 court filing, federal prosecutors requested a prison sentence of 180 months, or 15 years, followed by three years’ supervised release.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
8 Apr. 2026
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Everyone was enchanted by the idea of Nicole as a pro wrestler.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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Irvi was enchanted and unnerved by Oaxaca’s clear blue skies, unmarred by skyscrapers.—
Caitlin Dickerson,
The Atlantic,
3 Mar. 2026
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“Overlooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlooked. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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