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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
Development executive Josh Levy later joined the company and has since overseen its expanding slate.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
For the past six years, D’Amaro has been the face of the company’s iconic parks as the chief of Disney Experiences and has overseen the most lucrative part of the entertainment behemoth, a division made up of theme parks, cruise lines and consumer products.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 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
As the movie begins, Armando takes shelter in a Recife safehouse, overseen by a cigarette-ripping matron called Dona Sebastiana and populated by refugees navigating their own unspecified troubles.
—Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Prediction markets are overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, an independent federal agency that has authority over derivative markets.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
The audit recommended that NASA consult with the Commercial Crew Program, which has overseen both SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, to review the risk findings related to manual control.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
An unintended benefit of outsourcing screeners Republican lawmakers have pushed in recent years to dismantle the agency entirely and replace its screening functions with private contractors overseen by the federal government.
—Rio Yamat, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The president is one three members of a leadership council that has overseen Iran since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the war’s opening airstrikes.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
For the past six years, D’Amaro has been the face of the company’s iconic parks as the chief of Disney Experiences and has overseen the most lucrative part of the entertainment behemoth, a division made up of theme parks, cruise lines and consumer products.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 14 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
As the movie begins, Armando takes shelter in a Recife safehouse, overseen by a cigarette-ripping matron called Dona Sebastiana and populated by refugees navigating their own unspecified troubles.
—Michael Snyder, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
Prediction markets are overseen by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, an independent federal agency that has authority over derivative markets.
—Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
The audit recommended that NASA consult with the Commercial Crew Program, which has overseen both SpaceX’s Crew Dragon and Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft, to review the risk findings related to manual control.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
An unintended benefit of outsourcing screeners Republican lawmakers have pushed in recent years to dismantle the agency entirely and replace its screening functions with private contractors overseen by the federal government.
—Rio Yamat, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2026
The president is one three members of a leadership council that has overseen Iran since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the war’s opening airstrikes.
—ABC News, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseen
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Jaguars senior Valentine operated from the mid-post like a certain Joker who plays a few miles down the road, stacking dimes on silver platters and scoring 13 points around the rim.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
15 Mar. 2026
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Why owning detention sites is beneficial Separately, ICE uses roughly 30 existing immigrant detention sites nationwide that are owned and operated by private contractors that the federal agency has paid to do so.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Mar. 2026
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All schools will be open, breakfast and lunch will be provided, and all students will be properly supervised.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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Mojtaba Khamenei was selected by Iran's Assembly of Experts, comprised of 88 clerics and supervised by the 12-member Guardian Council, which acts as a watchdog for Iran's constitution.—
Claire Day,
CBS News,
8 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 nearly every business, supply chain expert, and economist who examined the data concluded that the costs fell almost entirely on American firms and consumers, not on foreign exporters.—
Jay Caruso,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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Glassman said the family’s legal team is looking into whether Khimberly was properly examined during her initial hospitalization.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
12 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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What gave the session its edge, however, was the way Ávalos handled the room.—
Emiliano de Pablos,
Variety,
12 Mar. 2026
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Getting individuals to step back and reimagine those processes to be end-to-end automated or handled by agents requires intentional cultural transformation.—
Ruba Borno,
Fortune,
12 Mar. 2026
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Ramsden, who is thirty-one, grew up in the Lowveld region of South Africa, where his family managed a game reserve, farming livestock and sourcing wildlife, including lions, hippos, elephants, and rhinos, for export.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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The species typically grows in grasslands that have been gently managed over long periods and support diverse wildlife — habitats where decades of light intervention create conditions for uncommon species to take hold.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
13 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,
16 Mar. 2026
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In a revealing study, The Athletic reviewed all 160 NFL head-coaching hires made between 2000 and 2022, using measures like length of tenure and team record to evaluate success.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Overseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseen. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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