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as in to supervise
to look after and make decisions about
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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as in to handle
to be in charge of
looking for someone to oversee the project from start to finish
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as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
oversee the household until Dad gets home
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as in to examine
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
her job was to oversee each and every dish before it left the kitchen and was served to a customer
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Recent Examples of oversee
Perhaps new hitting coach Hunter Mense, who helped oversee one of baseball’s best offenses last season, could help Arraez tap into his All-Star form.
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
Currently, prediction markets are regulated only by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), an agency established more than 50 years ago to oversee and prevent fraud in derivatives.
—A.j. Perez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Thomas Wydra, a former municipal police chief who oversees training standards for state and local police as the executive director of the Connecticut Police Academy, said the duty to intervene, established in law after the police killing of George Floyd, is clear.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
The San Diego County Department of Animal Services oversees wildlife issues but will respond only when a wild creature is posing an immediate threat to humans or other animals.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
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Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Feb. 2026
Currently, prediction markets are regulated only by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), an agency established more than 50 years ago to oversee and prevent fraud in derivatives.
—A.j. Perez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Thomas Wydra, a former municipal police chief who oversees training standards for state and local police as the executive director of the Connecticut Police Academy, said the duty to intervene, established in law after the police killing of George Floyd, is clear.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2026
The San Diego County Department of Animal Services oversees wildlife issues but will respond only when a wild creature is posing an immediate threat to humans or other animals.
—Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversee
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Also returning to the show’s production team are music director Michael Bearden, production designers Misty Buckley and Alana Billingsley, lighting designers Bob Dickinson and Noah Mitz and supervising choreographer Mandy Moore.—
Pete Hammond,
Deadline,
3 Feb. 2026
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Most recently supervising producer, Hardin has been upped to director of production at Dropout after nearly nine years with the company.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
3 Feb. 2026
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The Georgia Bureau of Investigation, which customarily handles shootings involving officers in the Peach State, is handling the investigation, which remains ongoing.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Feb. 2026
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Companies to watch include Kraft Heinz, which could share more details on its upcoming split, and Nestle, which is considering selling off multiple brands in its portfolio.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Four additional cameras will be pointing at the spacecraft to watch the destruction and collect contextual information.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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White House officials have shared sentiments similar to the president’s and said Gabbard has been examining records from the 2020 elections.—
Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Feb. 2026
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The committee suggested that some tour participants may have been examining security measures.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
5 Feb. 2026
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His campaign disputes that characterization, emphasizing his role on the administration’s FEMA Review Council, a body tasked with evaluating disaster policy rather than managing day-to-day operations, according to reporting from the Charlotte Observer.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Feb. 2026
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An American surfer managed to drag his surfboard onto the train, even though it wasn’t allowed.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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Lawmakers complained when the Justice Department made only a limited release last month, but officials said more time was needed to review an additional trove of documents that was discovered and to scour the records to ensure no sensitive information about victims was inadvertently released.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
31 Jan. 2026
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Another challenger, OneWeb, is operated by France's Eutelsat and has a constellation of more than 600 satellites.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
31 Jan. 2026
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Dosunmu operated at times like a one-man wrecking crew, forcing his way downhill in the half court and cracking open the Heat’s confounded defense in the flow of transition.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Echard’s intervention operates in direct contrast to this ethos, necessitating a pilgrimage to the top of a parking lot in Toulouse, away from most human activity, to inspect the networks of modern-day communication itself.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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After driving through the first security checkpoint, a second guard inspects her rental car and verifies her ID.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Oversee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversee. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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