overseeing 1 of 2

adjective

as in controlling

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verb

present participle of oversee
1
as in supervising
to look after and make decisions about will oversee the new manufacturing division

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2
as in handling
to be in charge of looking for someone to oversee the project from start to finish

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3
as in watching
to take charge of especially on behalf of another oversee the household until Dad gets home

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4
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
Verb
The county executive’s chartered 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, Kansas City Star, 5 Aug. 2026 Yu will be responsible for overseeing the business, legal and governmental affairs strategies and activities for the company globally, and succeeds Julie Swidler, who stepped down from the post earlier this summer. — Jem Aswad, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026 Goldstein and Daley produce for GoldDay through a first-look deal with the studio, with Sara Smith overseeing the film. — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Hazelwood will exec produce, alongside Matthew Janzen for Unwell Productions, with Emily Morris and Emily Feher overseeing for 21 Laps. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 According to tax records from 2025, the Contemporary Art Foundation’s (CAM’s overseeing body) expenses outpaced its revenue by $200,000. — News Desk, Artforum, 5 Aug. 2026 The agency’s Tuolumne Calaveras unit is overseeing the firefighting. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 His character is spiritual, punctual and deeply religious, yet silently overseeing a very misogynistic, racist and drug-addled workforce. — ABC News, 29 July 2026 If a medical clinic can’t clearly answer who’s overseeing your care or what’s in the syringe, that’s a reason to walk away, not a technicality. — Carrie Teegardin, AJC.com, 29 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseeing
  1. controlling
  2. supervising
  3. handling
  4. watching
  5. reviewing
  6. managing
  7. operating
  8. examining
Adjective
  • This has impacted every aspect of his life — sleep, eating habits and his controlling attitude toward me.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 4 July 2026
  • Versant will become a minority, non-controlling investor in the company.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 2 June 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • What used to be just a one-button trigger to call up an app has evolved into a multi-button, multi-input device for supervising and orchestrating multiple AI tools and agents at once.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Corrupt naval officers turned ports they were supposed to be supervising into bribe-laden smuggling hubs, authorities say.
    — Foreign Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervising
Verb
  • The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is handling the prosecution, 11 Alive reported.
    — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Gloves combine heavy-duty heat resistance with a flexible, comfortable fit for grilling, smoking, cooking and handling hot equipment.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of handling
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  • In other words, someone who exercises regularly but also spends many hours each day watching television still has additional risks for worse cognitive health because of their passive sedentary behavior.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The question reflected my own years spent watching youth tournaments at Anaheim's American Sports Centers alongside thousands of volleyball families.
    — Tim Genske, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of watching
Verb
  • When reviewing salary ranges, look beyond whether the pay meets your expectations.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • After reviewing its records in light of OpenAI’s announcement, the company found that its own frontier models had broken into three outside companies months earlier after a contractor accidentally connected a testing environment to the internet.
    — Andrew Freedman, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviewing
Adjective
  • Larry Berg, the co-managing owner of LAFC, was chosen Monday to become the third commissioner in MLS history when Don Garber retires in December.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • But the data suggests most women aren’t choosing—they’re managing.
    — Julia Korn, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of managing
Verb
  • More than 4,000 of the electric buses are now operating across the country.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The model targets fleets operating at least 10 natural gas trucks or those planning conversions of similar size.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of operating
Verb
  • Reuters reported the same day that lawyers are examining who could bear responsibility when autonomous AI systems access computer systems without authorization.
    — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The film captures the friction between tennis snobs and the more democratic pickleballers while examining father-son relationships and intergenerational friendships.
    — Christine Ledbetter, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of examining

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