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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
But now, it will be overseen by a group of countries representing the coalition of the willing, troop contributing countries.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Since that rocky start, Joseph has overseen one of the most successful defenses in the NFL.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Ring is part of Amazon’s vast devices and services division, which is overseen by Panos Panay, a former Microsoft hardware leader who joined the company in 2023.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The company once again staged its tests in a ballroom full of reference-design laptops (all using the Extreme), carefully configured and overseen by Qualcomm staff, using benchmarks chosen by the company.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
All of her work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
One group overseen by the nonprofit People Assisting The Homeless, or PATH, that’s doing similar work to Intervention Services may shut down next year without more funding.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The proceedings were overseen by Justice of the Peace Amber King.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Not only was the conversion overseen by Pagani itself, but the vehicle also has just 564 miles on the odometer.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Since that rocky start, Joseph has overseen one of the most successful defenses in the NFL.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 30 Sep. 2025
Ring is part of Amazon’s vast devices and services division, which is overseen by Panos Panay, a former Microsoft hardware leader who joined the company in 2023.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
The company once again staged its tests in a ballroom full of reference-design laptops (all using the Extreme), carefully configured and overseen by Qualcomm staff, using benchmarks chosen by the company.
—Wendy Sheehan Donnell, PC Magazine, 29 Sep. 2025
All of her work and coverage decisions are overseen solely by Journal Sentinel editors.
—Kayla Huynh, jsonline.com, 29 Sep. 2025
One group overseen by the nonprofit People Assisting The Homeless, or PATH, that’s doing similar work to Intervention Services may shut down next year without more funding.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Sep. 2025
The proceedings were overseen by Justice of the Peace Amber King.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Not only was the conversion overseen by Pagani itself, but the vehicle also has just 564 miles on the odometer.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseen
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According to aircraft tracking service FlightRadar24, the Airbus H130 helicopter operated as Reach 5 had taken off from the roof of UC Davis Medical Center just minutes before the crash.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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The 130-year-old home was designed by Ferry & Clas, a Wisconsin architectural firm that operated from 1890 to 1912 and designed a wide range of historically significant buildings in Milwaukee, including the Pabst Mansion.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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Harnessing the wind The installation process was supervised by Anemoi’s specialist team.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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The plan also suggests that Palestinian police forces would be trained and supervised by the International Stabilization Force and stationed in the Gaza Strip.—
Asher Kaufman,
The Conversation,
30 Sep. 2025
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Once, during a farewell party for a beloved employee, guests watched a tiramisu flip over all on its own.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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For more than a decade, The Valley Neighborhood Association leader Jay Napoleon has watched as the site now home to Elanco became the next big redevelopment project after the GM factory was demolished in 2013.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Fortunately for San Francisco, it was reported during the game's broadcast that Winters had been examined in the locker room and then returned to the field.—
Robert Marvi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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The congressional investigation has also examined allegations of information suppression between intelligence agencies and between the executive branch and Congress.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance survey that was conducted by the CDC is going away.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
6 Oct. 2025
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State police shut down the freeway for about an hour and conducted a canine sweep.—
JC Reindl,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The state argued incidents that arose from the ICE facility protests in recent months have been handled by local law enforcement and have not been severe enough to be considered a riot or rebellion.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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Until now, Hiyune handled the initial creation from scratch, but now the two of us also contribute at that stage.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
3 Oct. 2025
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Liverpool have not managed to string together two or three consecutive good performances.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, 35 rooms at the Civic and other shelters that CoLEAD managed sat empty as of December 2024.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 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.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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On average, staff members found contraband in just 10% of the 1,009 strip searches for reasonable suspicion that the ombudsman’s office reviewed.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Overseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseen. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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