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a person who watches and directs the work of other people in order to be sure that a job is done correctly
She was named overseer of new product development. government/industry overseers
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Recent Examples of overseers
The film opens in an immigration detention camp, as a band of left-wing political militants known as the French 75 infiltrate the facility to liberate the detained, and detain the military overseers.
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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
The film opens in an immigration detention camp, as a band of left-wing political militants known as the French 75 infiltrate the facility to liberate the detained, and detain the military overseers.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The women’s orchestra, separated from their fellow inmates in a special block, was required by their Nazi overseers to play jaunty marches every morning and evening so that other female prisoners kept in step as they were sent to work outside the camp.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
As did much of southern Italy, Monopoli had successive overseers that included the Byzantines, Normans, Venetians and Spanish before becoming part of the new Kingdom of Italy as of 1860.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Obama said at the time that the project did not intend to displace residents, adding that its overseers are trying to balance boosting jobs and economic development in the area while maintaining and protecting existing affordable housing.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Some of the Japanese overseers died, too.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
The film opens in an immigration detention camp, as a band of left-wing political militants known as the French 75 infiltrate the facility to liberate the detained, and detain the military overseers.
—Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 25 Sep. 2025
The women’s orchestra, separated from their fellow inmates in a special block, was required by their Nazi overseers to play jaunty marches every morning and evening so that other female prisoners kept in step as they were sent to work outside the camp.
—Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2025
As did much of southern Italy, Monopoli had successive overseers that included the Byzantines, Normans, Venetians and Spanish before becoming part of the new Kingdom of Italy as of 1860.
—John Mariani, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Obama said at the time that the project did not intend to displace residents, adding that its overseers are trying to balance boosting jobs and economic development in the area while maintaining and protecting existing affordable housing.
—Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Some of the Japanese overseers died, too.
—Charles Pellegrino, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseers
Noun
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Food bank managers, some with decades of experience, couldn’t recall a disruption like it.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
3 Oct. 2025
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Data removal services, antivirus software, and password managers each reduce risk in different ways.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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To avoid the same issues, former national park superintendents have pushed for park closures, and the NPCA has warned of the negative impacts likely to unfold if parks are left open.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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In previous government shutdowns, national parks that remained open but unstaffed experienced vandalism and destruction of wildlife habitats, according to a recent letter signed by 40 former park superintendents and sent to Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.—
Bill Hutchinson,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Ask for feedback from your supervisors, share credit with your peers, and highlight collaborators.—
Sinéad O'Sullivan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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Workers reported that in early August supervisors cut night shifts and later instructed casual and contract workers not to return.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
2 Oct. 2025
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Following Henry’s departure, Carven appointed a duo of creative directors, Alexis Martial and Adrien Caillaudaud, who exited in 2016.—
Laure Guilbault,
Vogue,
1 Oct. 2025
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Despite their efforts, the Hollywood Ten — writers and directors who declined to answer questions about their political affiliations — were jailed for contempt of Congress and effectively banned from working in Hollywood for years.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
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Are finance chiefs simply adapting to this unending unpredictability?—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Superman proved to fire off the new DC under chiefs James Gunn and Peter Safran, while the original gambles that Michael De Luca and Pam Abdy have made at the larger Warner Bros Motion Picture Group with Sinners and F1, as well as new IP A Minecraft Movie, have been smashing successes.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Overseers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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