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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
By his own account, he was somewhat overlooked by the media.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Treatment fatigue, in particular, is often overlooked.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 11 May 2026
By capturing large-scale, longitudinal data, these platforms can illuminate health experiences that traditional research methods have overlooked.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 May 2026
An Associated Press investigation into Rocha found several red flags overlooked along the way, including a warning that one longtime CIA operative received nearly two decades ago that Rocha was working as a double agent.
—Joshua Goodman, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Mattresses While often overlooked, mattresses benefit from regular care to stay fresh.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026
The first African woman chosen to curate the main Biennale exhibition, the late Koyo Kouoh assembled 110 artists and artistic groups under a title meant to spotlight the overlooked, and five co-curators carried on her legacy after her death a year ago.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
What they’re mixed on, however, is whether the substance is particularly overlooked or prevalent in Los Angeles.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Smaller cities within the county often have different transit needs and challenges, and greater representation can help ensure those perspectives are not overlooked in a system of this size.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 11 May 2026
Treatment fatigue, in particular, is often overlooked.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 11 May 2026
By capturing large-scale, longitudinal data, these platforms can illuminate health experiences that traditional research methods have overlooked.
—Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 May 2026
An Associated Press investigation into Rocha found several red flags overlooked along the way, including a warning that one longtime CIA operative received nearly two decades ago that Rocha was working as a double agent.
—Joshua Goodman, Arkansas Online, 10 May 2026
Mattresses While often overlooked, mattresses benefit from regular care to stay fresh.
—Jamie Cuccinelli, Martha Stewart, 10 May 2026
The first African woman chosen to curate the main Biennale exhibition, the late Koyo Kouoh assembled 110 artists and artistic groups under a title meant to spotlight the overlooked, and five co-curators carried on her legacy after her death a year ago.
—ABC News, 9 May 2026
What they’re mixed on, however, is whether the substance is particularly overlooked or prevalent in Los Angeles.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
Smaller cities within the county often have different transit needs and challenges, and greater representation can help ensure those perspectives are not overlooked in a system of this size.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlooked
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The combination dominated on both sides of the floor.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
9 May 2026
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Instead, the interstellar medium is dominated by gas, and mostly hydrogen gas at that, but in the warmer, more diffuse regions of space, that gas becomes ionized, rendering it into a plasma.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
8 May 2026
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Despite wooden signs prohibiting people reserving sun loungers with towels and then leaving them, the father-of-two said guests routinely ignored the warning.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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To some, the data centers are an inevitable part of our future and an economic opportunity that can’t be ignored as the global AI race accelerates.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 May 2026
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That’s similar to how the Fire-Rescue Department handled a highly critical 2023 audit of how the city coordinates brush management on city property, including in parks, wildlands and canyons.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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In Islamic thought, wealth is understood as a trust from God, to be handled with care and never mistaken for proof of divine endorsement.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Pitchfork,
7 May 2026
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The biggest question about it, then, was to determine what properties the aether itself possessed.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 May 2026
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Arteta sprinted off to retrieve the ball like a man possessed, in a hurry.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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As the story goes, this particular treasure hunter spent several days in those harsh conditions, carefully following a pre-determined grid pattern to ensure every square foot of the desertscape was scanned.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
8 May 2026
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The agency scanned an area, including three glaciers that form the main front ends of the Northeast Greenland Ice Stream (NEGIS) from January to March, and analyzed the changes that occurred over that period.—
Julia Gomez,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
Verb
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Johannes then drilled a transition 3-pointer that got the home crowd fired up, though the Sun still managed to outscore the Liberty 23-21 in the third.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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The ban affects private destinations in the Bahamas managed by Carnival Cruise Line, including Celebration Key and RelaxAway, Half Moon Cay.—
Patrick Connolly,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 May 2026
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The lawsuit claims that Santana was the lead detective assigned to the case, while Smith was the sergeant who supervised the investigative team.—
Sarah Perkel,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Del Toro personally supervised every stage of the new restoration from the original 35mm negative.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
12 May 2026
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Artemis 2 enchanted the world in the beginning of April, when its crew of four astronauts flew a 10-day mission around the moon and back to Earth.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
8 May 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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“Overlooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlooked. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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