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
Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
The project is executive produced by Julie Kroll, Lior Haas, Lisa Wolofsky and Edoardo Bussi of Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment, who is overseeing global sales and will be presenting the title to distributors at the AFM.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
People often reduce the producer’s role to raising money — which is, of course, important — but overseeing editing is even more crucial.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
After the hearing, the judge overseeing the proceedings ordered Joshua to serve four life sentences without the possibility of parole.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
The two spent a significant amount of time at the park throughout their lives, overseeing the construction of the Ahwahnee, Badger Pass Ski Area, and other major infrastructure projects.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
The Russian Main Directorate for Deep-Sea Research (GUGI), a top-secret unit within the Russian defense ministry, is identified as overseeing such operations.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The agency is responsible for overseeing thousands of warheads that are not currently deployed on missiles, bombers and submarines.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
David Rudolph, who founded and has led the company for 17 years, will continue in a senior leadership role overseeing video streaming and sports analytics—the origin of the PlayOn platform.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
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About the Author Jordan Blum is the Energy editor at Fortune, overseeing coverage of a growing global energy sector for oil and gas, transition businesses, renewables, and critical minerals.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Nov. 2025
The project is executive produced by Julie Kroll, Lior Haas, Lisa Wolofsky and Edoardo Bussi of Twenty-Nine Palms Entertainment, who is overseeing global sales and will be presenting the title to distributors at the AFM.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 3 Nov. 2025
People often reduce the producer’s role to raising money — which is, of course, important — but overseeing editing is even more crucial.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
After the hearing, the judge overseeing the proceedings ordered Joshua to serve four life sentences without the possibility of parole.
—Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2025
The two spent a significant amount of time at the park throughout their lives, overseeing the construction of the Ahwahnee, Badger Pass Ski Area, and other major infrastructure projects.
—Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
The Russian Main Directorate for Deep-Sea Research (GUGI), a top-secret unit within the Russian defense ministry, is identified as overseeing such operations.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
The agency is responsible for overseeing thousands of warheads that are not currently deployed on missiles, bombers and submarines.
—The Npr Network, NPR, 24 Oct. 2025
David Rudolph, who founded and has led the company for 17 years, will continue in a senior leadership role overseeing video streaming and sports analytics—the origin of the PlayOn platform.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseeing
Adjective
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Yet another was a forum for people who, like me, had left a highly controlling religious denomination.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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As some fans got older, Edward's obsession with Bella seemed more controlling than swoonworthy.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Working within restricted space, Lanthimos felt the need to go big with the filmmaking, both with supervising sound editor/re-recording mixer Johnnie Burn’s sound design and composer Jerskin Fendrix’s music, which is by far the biggest score in the score-adverse director’s career.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
31 Oct. 2025
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The children's parents were simply socializing like normal, the man wrote, not supervising the kids at all.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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According to the announcement, salmonella can affect the animals eating the products and possibly humans handling the products.—
Eva Wen,
jsonline.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Hunter stretches, too, to weld the play’s interest in the act of watching television to stargazing.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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What’s it like watching yourself smooch so many different women on camera?—
Kristen Baldwin,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Richmond Sheriff Antoinette Irving announced that her office had launched an internal investigation and was reviewing bodycam footage to determine the circumstances around the use of force.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
31 Oct. 2025
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Leeper later confirmed that the statement had been shared with the Army CID, which subsequently began reviewing the decades-old disappearance of Tina Grogan and her two sons.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Frank Sixt, the co-managing director of CK Hutchison, said during the port operator’s earnings call on Thursday that the deal’s size and complexity would prevent it from closing in 2025, even if binding agreements were already agreed upon.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
18 Aug. 2025
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Scharf is co-managing partner of New York law firm Morrison Cohen.—
Y. David Scharf,
New York Daily News,
17 Aug. 2025
Verb
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It’s calculated by dividing your net operating income by your total annual principal and interest payments.—
Danielle Higley,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Denim division operating company One Jeanswear Group has named industry veteran Chris Waldeck as chief executive officer.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
31 Oct. 2025
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But Parente claims he has been blocked from fully examining the vehicle since it was returned.—
Omar Jimenez,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Blue Moon is the other side of the idiosyncratic-artist coin, examining not the airy start of something major but a man bereft of his best collaborator.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Overseeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseeing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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