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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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as in supervised
to be in charge of
looking for someone to oversee the project from start to finish
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as in watched
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
oversee the household until Dad gets home
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as in examined
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 overseen
Charter schools are overseen by independent boards, overwhelmingly, like nonprofit boards of directors that manage the oversight and then follow all or most of the same government rules related to public schools.
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Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
As CEOs, the members of Forbes Business Council have overseen and navigated conflict between executive leaders.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
As part of the newsroom, all of Everett’s work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The project was overseen by Miami architectural firm MC Harry Associates in collaboration with preservation architect Richard Heisenbottle.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The United States and Europe have overseen the donation of munitions, supplies, and money to the war effort.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The trio have overseen the Emmys since 2023, with ratings for the live broadcast steadily increasing under their watch.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
It will be overseen by Kevin MacLellan, president, international and global content distribution.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The India-Middle East-Western Europe cable is run by another consortium overseen by Alcatel Submarine Networks.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
As CEOs, the members of Forbes Business Council have overseen and navigated conflict between executive leaders.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
As part of the newsroom, all of Everett’s work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.
—Everett Eaton, jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The project was overseen by Miami architectural firm MC Harry Associates in collaboration with preservation architect Richard Heisenbottle.
—Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 13 Sep. 2025
The United States and Europe have overseen the donation of munitions, supplies, and money to the war effort.
—Timothy Nerozzi, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
The trio have overseen the Emmys since 2023, with ratings for the live broadcast steadily increasing under their watch.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2025
It will be overseen by Kevin MacLellan, president, international and global content distribution.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025
The India-Middle East-Western Europe cable is run by another consortium overseen by Alcatel Submarine Networks.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseen
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The Izaña-1 and Izaña-2 laser-ranging stations are operated by the European Space Agency (ESA) and were constructed by the German company DiGOS, which specializes in laser ranging.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Imagine a dispensary in Colorado that has operated for years under state rules.—
Robert Hoban,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The estate has supervised the release of over forty albums of Hendrix’s studio and live recordings in conjunction with the guitarist’s main engineer, Eddie Kramer.—
Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hours later, Utah officials confirmed Kirk had died, meaning that everyone who watched the video had essentially just viewed a snuff film.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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De La Cruz, who struck out looking with the bases loaded in the ninth in last week’s loss to the Mets, watched two strikes from Morejon to fall behind 1-2.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The new footage proved to be crucial in both the Right of Review hearing and the subsequent hearing that re-examined the incident.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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At a nearby hospital, after a doctor examined her wounds and tested her for a concussion, investigators snapped photos of the bruises on her face.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is particularly relevant in the case of ChatGPT, as OpenAI is, as of writing, obliged by a US federal court order to store all conversations, even those deleted by users or conducted in its Temporary Chat mode.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Following the indictment, the FBI on Wednesday conducted a raid near Augusta, Georgia, arresting leaders after years of allegations that the church operated like a cult and preyed on military communities nationwide.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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What sets Leviyev apart from her competitors is the fact that each treatment is handled with utmost compassion, precision, and a belief that external beauty is a result of harmony between internal bodily functions.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hikaru Kondo, the movie’s general director, wrote the lyrics and the composition and arrangement were handled by the composers of the film’s soundtrack — the former by Go Shiina, the latter by Shiina and Sachiko Miyano.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Autumn Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 16 hours.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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With head coach Dean Smith suspended (yellow card accumulation), associate head coach Miles Joseph managed Charlotte to its fifth clean sheet in six games.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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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.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Sanders denies his company made tianeptine products, though another former employee also claims in court documents that Shaman Botanicals sold tianeptine, and FDA reports reviewed by The Star list Shaman Botanicals as a distributor of a tianeptine product that was later recalled.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Overseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseen. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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