as in controlling
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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
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, also from Oklahoma and a former congressman for the state, is still settling into his role atop the Cabinet agency overseeing ICE.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
In a statement addressed to the United Nations, the Haitian government, and the international partners overseeing the new Gang Suppression Force, 14 human rights and victims’ advocacy organizations said the deployment should not proceed until an independent vetting process is established.
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Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2026
An interesting month for the ‘baby designer’ crowd A new genome-editing tool used in early embryos has illuminated the role of a key gene overseeing the first stages of human development — and heightened the ongoing debate about whether such tools could or should ever be used to make a baby.
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O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
26 June 2026
Alayna Glasthal was the executive overseeing the project for Atomic Monster.
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Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Keeler is one of the scientists overseeing the study.
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Adam Del Rosso,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
But the new Iranian authority charged with overseeing the waterway issued guidance Friday calling on ships to register with it — signaling Tehran likely intends to start charging.
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Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
According to the Congressional Research Service, as of March last year the USDA had just 115 inspectors and supervisors responsible for overseeing more than 12,000 organizations and individuals regulated under the Animal Welfare Act and another law, the Horse Protection Act.
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Katie Surma,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
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The first film from the territory to play in competition in Annecy in 15 years, the picture is directed by Ervin Han, with Disney veteran Raul Garcia (Aladdin, Fantasia 2000) overseeing the animation.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
27 June 2026
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, also from Oklahoma and a former congressman for the state, is still settling into his role atop the Cabinet agency overseeing ICE.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
In a statement addressed to the United Nations, the Haitian government, and the international partners overseeing the new Gang Suppression Force, 14 human rights and victims’ advocacy organizations said the deployment should not proceed until an independent vetting process is established.
—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 June 2026
An interesting month for the ‘baby designer’ crowd A new genome-editing tool used in early embryos has illuminated the role of a key gene overseeing the first stages of human development — and heightened the ongoing debate about whether such tools could or should ever be used to make a baby.
—
O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
26 June 2026
Alayna Glasthal was the executive overseeing the project for Atomic Monster.
—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
26 June 2026
Keeler is one of the scientists overseeing the study.
—
Adam Del Rosso,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
But the new Iranian authority charged with overseeing the waterway issued guidance Friday calling on ships to register with it — signaling Tehran likely intends to start charging.
—
Jon Gambrell,
Chicago Tribune,
19 June 2026
According to the Congressional Research Service, as of March last year the USDA had just 115 inspectors and supervisors responsible for overseeing more than 12,000 organizations and individuals regulated under the Animal Welfare Act and another law, the Horse Protection Act.
—
Katie Surma,
Sun Sentinel,
19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseeing
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Versant will become a minority, non-controlling investor in the company.
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ByteDance keeps a non-controlling stake to comply with federal law.
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Army investigations have repeatedly pointed to the same factors contributing to fatal training incidents including sleep deprivation, inadequate training and inexperienced leaders supervising high-risk exercises.
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The family's complaint accuses the church of negligence in operating the event and in supervising the volunteer who allegedly placed the recording device.
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There is a dedicated Microsoft Copilot key and a neural processing unit (NPU) capable of handling AI workloads more efficiently than the main processor.
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Mediawan Rights, the sales arm of the production-distribution powerhouse, is handling international sales alongside Entourage Media.
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Political analysts will also be closely watching the dynamic between Colombia and Venezuela.
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There are various theories, but there's a certain amount of this kind of behavior that definitely bears watching.
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The sheriff's office reopened portions of the investigation roughly three years ago, reviewing thousands of case files and conducting interviews with Mansfield with assistance from federal and state authorities.
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After he was informed of the student’s death, Finkelstein did not change his practice of signing and approving the cardiovascular test results without meaningfully reviewing them, federal authorities said.
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Clayton served as co-managing partner of Sullivan & Cromwell’s general practice group and also led the firm’s cybersecurity group.
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Missoni’s board of directors will see Barnaba Ravanne, co-founder and co-managing partner of FSI, take the role of chair.
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Under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, insecurity has worsened as the militants have started operating in the southern region.
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The supervisors unanimously approved a lease in May allowing American to add two more daily round trips from Carlsbad to Phoenix in the 76-seat Embraer 175 jets that have been operating out of Palomar since February 2025.
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During the quantum program, Dash worked with Flores and another member of the cohort to develop a project examining how quantum computing could be used to detect the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
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Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Start by examining the leaves.
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