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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
Hoiberg, the Big Ten Coach of the Year, has overseen steady improvement over his seven years at Nebraska.
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Cliff Brunt, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is the subject of several ongoing narcotics trafficking investigations being overseen by federal prosecutors in New York, sources told CBS News on Friday.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Instead, the Fire Phone - overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos - was scrapped in barely over a year, one of Amazon’s highest-profile flops.
—Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The commission has been disbanded, and the lottery is now overseen by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Since 2018, IITs for cell and gene therapy products have grown rapidly across mainland China, enrolling over 30,000 participants, twice the number in typical drug trials overseen by a national regulatory body, according to a 2025 analysis.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 19 Mar. 2026
Trump later said they would be overseen by the Small Business Administration.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Universal Television Alternative Studio’s UK Productions is overseen by Managing Director Helen Kruger Bratt.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Trusts, retirement accounts, business interests, and real estate holdings are often governed by different rules, overseen by multiple professionals, and designed to unfold over decades.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Cliff Brunt, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
Colombian President Gustavo Petro is the subject of several ongoing narcotics trafficking investigations being overseen by federal prosecutors in New York, sources told CBS News on Friday.
—Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026
Instead, the Fire Phone - overseen directly by founder Jeff Bezos - was scrapped in barely over a year, one of Amazon’s highest-profile flops.
—Greg Bensinger, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The commission has been disbanded, and the lottery is now overseen by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Since 2018, IITs for cell and gene therapy products have grown rapidly across mainland China, enrolling over 30,000 participants, twice the number in typical drug trials overseen by a national regulatory body, according to a 2025 analysis.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 19 Mar. 2026
Trump later said they would be overseen by the Small Business Administration.
—ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Universal Television Alternative Studio’s UK Productions is overseen by Managing Director Helen Kruger Bratt.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
Trusts, retirement accounts, business interests, and real estate holdings are often governed by different rules, overseen by multiple professionals, and designed to unfold over decades.
—Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseen
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The uncertainty is not ideal, but this is the way MLB has operated in the past.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
21 Mar. 2026
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The indoor soccer, taekwondo and yoga facilities will each be operated by separate businesses at the facility.—
Julianna Duennes Russ,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Mar. 2026
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The film now joins the Criterion Collection in a new digital restoration supervised by Littman.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Mar. 2026
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Minnesota’s healthcare system is supervised by the state but delivered at the local level by the state’s 87 counties.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
14 Mar. 2026
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Scott admitted to lying to police to protect Daniel Serafini, the man who shot Spohr’s parents in an ambush five years ago as the couple watched TV in their living room.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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During the arrest, Coberg slowly drove past the scene in a black Cadillac Escalade SUV — with the window rolled down — as Iza watched from the back seat.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
17 Mar. 2026
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And, contrary to the expectations of people who like to sleep cool, warmer was generally better at least over the range of temperatures examined in this study (67 to 74 degrees), which were not warm enough to produce Evenepoel’s overheating problem.—
Richard A. Lovett,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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The actor was taken to the hospital and examined, but not admitted.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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The operations his team conducted spurred lawsuits and allegations of racial profiling.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
Twin Cities,
17 Mar. 2026
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According to Ukraine’s state news agency United24, the country conducted thousands of robotic operations in January alone, most focused on logistics such as delivering ammunition, weapons, and supplies to frontline troops, reports Futurism.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Rose began his Mets broadcasting career in 1987 as a pregame and postgame host who occasionally handled play by play.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Mar. 2026
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Tom McCoy, a former NACLO winner who is currently a competition organizer and computational linguistics researcher at Yale University, works to bridge the gap between how language is handled in large language models and how it’s described in linguistic theory.—
Emma R. Hasson,
Scientific American,
19 Mar. 2026
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Plenty of brands have tried to replicate the concept (dupes included), but few have managed to capture the same fresh, glassy finish this mask delivers.—
Christa Joanna Lee,
Allure,
21 Mar. 2026
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The reality television show that made the family a household name has been off the air for over a decade, but the family managed to foray the cancellation of the original series into TLC spin-offs, brand deals, and social media fame.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
20 Mar. 2026
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This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a USA Today editor.—
USA Today staff,
USA Today,
23 Mar. 2026
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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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Mar. 2026
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“Overseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseen. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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