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as in supervises
to look after and make decisions about
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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as in handles
to be in charge of
looking for someone to oversee the project from start to finish
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as in watches
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
oversee the household until Dad gets home
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as in examines
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 oversees
The McClatchy Commerce Content team, which is independent from our newsroom, oversees this content.
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Kevin Cerveny, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
As part of his curatorial brief, Havens oversees the Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection of Literary and Historical Forgery, available via JSTOR.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Schake oversees Disney’s worldwide communications strategy and operations, while also serving as the Mouse House’s lead spokesperson.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
While Topranin handles the culinary side, Wolff, who spent years at the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles, oversees the curatorial aspects of the space.
—Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
The department, later reorganized into the Department of Health and Human Services, oversees federal programs related to health and social welfare.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Michael Arnold, the director of Indiana Public Media, which oversees the IDS, confirmed in an Oct 15 meeting with remaining advisers that there will be no print edition for the foreseeable future, Hilkowitz and Miller told IndyStar.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Other staff were recently transferred to other programs in the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees SAMHSA.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Felicia, who oversees the farm’s day-to-day operations, said that Whiskey Sisters Supply accounts for about a third of the grain allocation.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Kevin Cerveny, Kansas City Star, 17 Oct. 2025
As part of his curatorial brief, Havens oversees the Bibliotheca Fictiva Collection of Literary and Historical Forgery, available via JSTOR.
—JSTOR Daily, 16 Oct. 2025
Schake oversees Disney’s worldwide communications strategy and operations, while also serving as the Mouse House’s lead spokesperson.
—Todd Spangler, Variety, 16 Oct. 2025
While Topranin handles the culinary side, Wolff, who spent years at the Museum of Jurassic Technology in Los Angeles, oversees the curatorial aspects of the space.
—Diana Hubbell, Saveur, 16 Oct. 2025
The department, later reorganized into the Department of Health and Human Services, oversees federal programs related to health and social welfare.
—Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Michael Arnold, the director of Indiana Public Media, which oversees the IDS, confirmed in an Oct 15 meeting with remaining advisers that there will be no print edition for the foreseeable future, Hilkowitz and Miller told IndyStar.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
Other staff were recently transferred to other programs in the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees SAMHSA.
—Jay O'Brien, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2025
Felicia, who oversees the farm’s day-to-day operations, said that Whiskey Sisters Supply accounts for about a third of the grain allocation.
—Tiney Ricciardi, Denver Post, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversees
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Sebastio supervises retail, finance and an in-house team of three designers for product consistency, as the brand was first inspired by his own and his father’s wardrobe.—
Luisa Zargani,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
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The assistant chief directly supervises section commanders, providing leadership, mentorship and guidance.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
9 Oct. 2025
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Shippers likely won’t be able to make plans to avoid the charges, as Chattogram Port handles more than 92 percent of the total export and import cargo in and out of Bangladesh.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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In August, a lawsuit accused OpenAI of encouraging a teenager’s suicide, intensifying scrutiny around how ChatGPT handles mental health interactions.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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The group watches as a sock puppet opens up a lemonade stand for business and frolics around a lemon farm before Tomlinson dives into a swimming pool.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
13 Oct. 2025
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Brandis watches Robbie die while speeding to the emergency room.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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While several documentaries have been made about Rader, Borgman’s film examines the crimes through a new lens via Rader’s daughter, Kerri Rawson.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
14 Oct. 2025
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The Goldman report also examines the risks and broader implications.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
14 Oct. 2025
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Whether seen as a necessary application of justice or a politically fraught escalation, the case ensures that the debate over how America manages its most sensitive secrets is far from over.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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But the bigger question is how the industry manages them, and whether lenders are incentivized to prioritize durability over growth for its own sake.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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The auditors chose to look into how CBP inspects returning cruise passengers following recent years’ assessments from CBP field offices that cited a growing threat of drug contraband smuggling by way of cruises.—
Anna Giaritelli,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Oct. 2025
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Deputy Public Works Director Carlos Zepeda said the department’s staff inspects the parks on a regular basis, looking out for things that need immediate fixes.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
21 Sep. 2025
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Today, Hamas operates without a coherent leadership, a reality its remaining figures seem unwilling to confront.—
Mohammed R. Mhawish,
New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2025
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Airports pick a side TSA owns and operates some of the video monitors at airports which have been added to try to expedite the screening process by displaying reminders and sometimes include DHS messages.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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The technology scans the entire genome for single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs—the spots where one person’s genome might have a T, while another’s has a C—for associations with human behaviors.—
Eric Turkheimer,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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The software scans for visible firearms and sends an alert whenever a potential threat appears.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Oversees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversees. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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