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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
Officials said Bovino, who has overseen several controversial immigration operations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte and New Orleans, said he is expected to lead enforcement efforts in Minnesota as well.
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Wcco Staff, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Davis became the director of CPW in April 2023 and has overseen the state’s controversial and often-tense wolf reintroduction program.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
The trial, which began in October, is being overseen by San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Leland Davis III.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The sequel will be overseen by Lionsgate’s Chelsea Kujawa, who also oversaw the first film and brought the project into the studio, alongside Maria Ascanio.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
The film will be overseen by Lionsgate’s Chelsea Kujawa, who also oversaw the first film and brought the project into the studio, alongside Maria Ascanio.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
Developer Armando Codina, founder of Codina Partners — which is now overseen by his daughter Ana Codina — came to the Kendall location for a meal after reading about the restaurant in the Miami Herald.
—Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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
Wcco Staff, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026
Davis became the director of CPW in April 2023 and has overseen the state’s controversial and often-tense wolf reintroduction program.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2026
The trial, which began in October, is being overseen by San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Leland Davis III.
—Caelyn Pender, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
The sequel will be overseen by Lionsgate’s Chelsea Kujawa, who also oversaw the first film and brought the project into the studio, alongside Maria Ascanio.
—Marc Malkin, Variety, 6 Jan. 2026
The film will be overseen by Lionsgate’s Chelsea Kujawa, who also oversaw the first film and brought the project into the studio, alongside Maria Ascanio.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
Developer Armando Codina, founder of Codina Partners — which is now overseen by his daughter Ana Codina — came to the Kendall location for a meal after reading about the restaurant in the Miami Herald.
—Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseen
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Unlike more public figures of the regime, Martín operated largely behind the scenes, embodying the financial-intelligence nexus that helped sustain the regime amid sanctions and economic collapse.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
6 Jan. 2026
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Roland Busch, President and CEO of Siemens AG, described the effort as a shift in how physical systems are designed and operated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Jan. 2026
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Taking calcium and vitamin D together is generally safe and helps support bone health when supervised by a doctor.—
Maggie O'Neill,
Health,
9 Jan. 2026
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He will be supervised for five years, in line with his six-year 2023 sentence.—
Assistant Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Thank you to everyone who has watched & supported Season 1 & shared their stories with me.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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At the time there were only two TV channels, so a huge portion of the population watched whatever was on.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Researchers then examined liver immune cells to determine how their DNA activity was regulated and measured levels of a key receptor.—
Pranjal Malewar,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
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Papers had been presented, models dissected, scenarios examined.—
Dan Turello,
New Yorker,
10 Jan. 2026
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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
Verb
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One of them calls out the district for gross negligence for how the situation was handled.—
Briseida Holguin,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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King handled the situation well, but even such a pro couldn't help but crack a smile at that remark.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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,
8 Jan. 2026
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And while Connecticut’s chief fiscal watchdog didn’t call for changing state budget caps that hamper the General Assembly’s ability to solve the Medicaid dilemma, Scanlon said all solutions need to be reviewed.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Overseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseen. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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