as in controlling
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1
as in supervising
to look after and make decisions about
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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as in handling
to be in charge of
looking for someone to oversee the project from start to finish
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as in watching
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
oversee the household until Dad gets home
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as in reviewing
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 overseeing
Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
While Kushner is already in Fort Worth, the other four plan to finish out the school year in Broward and then move to Texas to serve as executive directors overseeing principals.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The complaint appears to have been stalled in pre-trial litigation -- with TikTok yet to file a motion to dismiss the case -- and the judge overseeing the matter recently set a trial for May 2027.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Studiocanal is fully financing the film, with Ron Halpern and Joe Naftalin overseeing the development and production.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 May 2026
The series will broadcast in the UK on ITV1 and Scotland’s STV, and stream on ITVX and STV Player, with ITV Director of Drama Polly Hill overseeing production for the network.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The committee overseeing the program, which is composed of Business Director Dee Dee Myers, State Treasurer Fiona Ma, and two legislative appointees, met and agreed to reward the most recent round of awardees last week.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Under the county charter, the executive’s responsibilities include overseeing the county’s municipal departments, correcting errors in tax assessments, executing certain contracts, upholding the county charter and representing the county in general.
—Ilana Arougheti
may 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Exec vp of production Scott Aversano will be overseeing for 20th Century Studios.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Verb
The coverage also explored questions about leadership response, transparency and whether warning signs or complaints were properly addressed by officials overseeing the program.
—Bridget Byrne, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2026
While Kushner is already in Fort Worth, the other four plan to finish out the school year in Broward and then move to Texas to serve as executive directors overseeing principals.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2026
The complaint appears to have been stalled in pre-trial litigation -- with TikTok yet to file a motion to dismiss the case -- and the judge overseeing the matter recently set a trial for May 2027.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Studiocanal is fully financing the film, with Ron Halpern and Joe Naftalin overseeing the development and production.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 May 2026
The series will broadcast in the UK on ITV1 and Scotland’s STV, and stream on ITVX and STV Player, with ITV Director of Drama Polly Hill overseeing production for the network.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 7 May 2026
The committee overseeing the program, which is composed of Business Director Dee Dee Myers, State Treasurer Fiona Ma, and two legislative appointees, met and agreed to reward the most recent round of awardees last week.
—Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 6 May 2026
Under the county charter, the executive’s responsibilities include overseeing the county’s municipal departments, correcting errors in tax assessments, executing certain contracts, upholding the county charter and representing the county in general.
—Ilana Arougheti
may 6, Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
Exec vp of production Scott Aversano will be overseeing for 20th Century Studios.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseeing
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According to those close to the family, József was extremely controlling and would often make terrifying threats.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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In girl friend groups, one of the girls is a bit more controlling, a bit more sassy, and a bit more precocious than the other ones.—
Max Gao,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Griswold's office is responsible for supervising Colorado's elections and maintaining the statewide file of voter registrations.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
16 May 2026
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Leaders increasingly must learn how to orchestrate systems rather than simply manage processes—from supervising individual workflows to coordinating intelligent networks, and from controlling static operations to adapting continuously evolving environments.—
Mira Tzur,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
14 May 2026
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Protagonist Pictures is handling sales.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Bowles loves watching people exit the arena with their empty Twigs.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Russians watching the parade from farther away would also have noticed some differences.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
11 May 2026
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Kelce shared a carousel of mouthwatering snapshots of the shop's doughnuts, along with videos of him reviewing them while interacting with Bulloch and customers.—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
13 May 2026
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Healey said reviewing the documents will not be completed before the two-day nominating convention opens Friday at Mohegan Sun but soon after, Healey said.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
13 May 2026
Adjective
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Federation Studios co-managing director Marco Chimenz has left after nearly three years.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2026
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The new generation of leaders now hold almost 50% of the European firm, according to Benjamin Cordonnier, who was last year appointed as co-managing partner alongside Judith Charpentier.—
Swetha Gopinath,
Bloomberg,
9 Apr. 2026
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The union is reportedly demanding that Samsung allocate 15% of its operating profit to workers as performance bonuses, scrap caps on bonus payouts, and formalize the bonus structure.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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Iran’s Oil Terminals Company said on Sunday inspections had found no evidence of leaks from storage tanks, pipelines, loading facilities or tankers operating near the island.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
13 May 2026
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After examining the replay, the call was upgraded to a Flagrant 2.—
Alejandro Avila OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
11 May 2026
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While that makes this account more profitable than a high-yield savings or money market account, the differential between the three is negligible, and savers shouldn't discount the alternative types without first examining each.—
Matt Richardson,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Overseeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseeing. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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