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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
As part of the newsroom, all Alyssa’s work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.
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Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
View-Master will be overseen by Tom McNulty and Arturo Thur de Koós for Mattel Studios.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
The View-Master movie will be overseen by McNulty and Arturo Thur de Koos for Mattel Studios.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Stokes and McCullum have overseen five away series since taking up the reins of the national side and all have had either one or no warm-up fixtures.
—Michael Bailey, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
The area owned is overseen by the Native American tribe.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 10 Nov. 2025
Piliere has overseen the Marlins’ MLB drafts the past two years.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Orlando’s announcement follows the exit earlier this month of Claudia Milne, who had overseen standards and practices at CBS News.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Her son Abdul Halim Hafidh Ameir is believed by many to have overseen the crackdown.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Alyssa N. Salcedo, jsonline.com, 11 Nov. 2025
View-Master will be overseen by Tom McNulty and Arturo Thur de Koós for Mattel Studios.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
The View-Master movie will be overseen by McNulty and Arturo Thur de Koos for Mattel Studios.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Stokes and McCullum have overseen five away series since taking up the reins of the national side and all have had either one or no warm-up fixtures.
—Michael Bailey, New York Times, 11 Nov. 2025
The area owned is overseen by the Native American tribe.
—Owen Clarke, Outside, 10 Nov. 2025
Piliere has overseen the Marlins’ MLB drafts the past two years.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2025
Orlando’s announcement follows the exit earlier this month of Claudia Milne, who had overseen standards and practices at CBS News.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 3 Nov. 2025
Her son Abdul Halim Hafidh Ameir is believed by many to have overseen the crackdown.
—Kate Bartlett, NPR, 3 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseen
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The installation, operated by Circus and powered by the company’s proprietary AI software platform, marks a significant milestone for both retail automation and food service automation.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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FanDuel Sports Network is operated by Main Street Sports Group.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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One group of suits is being supervised by Kuhl.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Laurie Orlando, who has supervised talent recruitment and strategy at CBS News for nearly a decade, is leaving the Paramount Skydance operation — the latest of the news division’s senior executives to exit as the parent company overhauls its operations under an iconoclastic new editor in chief.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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Nielsen’s streaming ratings cover viewing on TV sets only and don’t include minutes watched on computers or mobile devices.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Nov. 2025
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For years, 58-year-old Abel Linares watched his health slip away as kidney disease tightened its grip.—
Ronnie Li,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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To understand what makes the mRNA shots special, the researchers examined blood and tissue samples and found that the COVID shots appeared to activate the innate immune system — a fundamental, early-warning defense mechanism that alerts other parts of the immune system to prepare for an attack.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their study shows that while some planets are destroyed during the early post-main sequence phase, Earth is likely safer than the close-in giant planets examined.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Between 2022 and 2023, a team from Arkeologerna conducted an intensive investigation in the southernmost area of the former city.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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What wasn't being collected are other research observations that are part of every hurricane season, including experiments conducted by NOAA's Hurricane Research Division and its academic partners, who were able to pay their scientists who flew with NOAA during Melissa.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
9 Nov. 2025
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The Steelers are coming off a 27-20 victory over the Indianapolis Colts, a team that handled the Chargers with relative ease, 38-24, in Week 7.—
Elliott Teaford,
Oc Register,
8 Nov. 2025
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The interiors are handled with more finesse.—
Tribune News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Even amid some clunky exposition, Welcome to Derry has at least managed to offer compelling horror set pieces to keep heart rates up.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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In Week 5, Matthew Stafford passed for 389 yards and three touchdowns, but the Rams converted on only four of 10 third downs, and after taking a 17-7 lead into halftime, managed only nine points in the final two quarters and overtime.—
Mike Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 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 Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
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The Sin City star filed for divorce in Los Angeles County court in February, citing irreconcilable differences, according to documents reviewed by Entertainment Weekly at the time.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Nov. 2025
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“Overseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseen. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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