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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
oversight of the club's fund-raising activities
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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
claiming "three billion" instead of "three million" was just an oversight
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as in stewardship
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
you'll have oversight of the troop until the scoutmaster returns
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as in negligence
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
failing to lock the car can be an expensive oversight if it gets stolen
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Recent Examples of oversight
Meanwhile, thousands of PFAS have not been studied and have no regulation or oversight.
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Carrie McDonough, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
His office has also pointed to investigations that led to fraud prosecutions and policy changes involving homelessness programs, contracting practices and departmental oversight.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
That level of oversight matters.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
That’s raised concerns about consumer protections, and legal battles over government oversight.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 29 May 2026
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Carrie McDonough, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
His office has also pointed to investigations that led to fraud prosecutions and policy changes involving homelessness programs, contracting practices and departmental oversight.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 29 May 2026
That level of oversight matters.
—Mercury News Editorial Board, Mercury News, 29 May 2026
That’s raised concerns about consumer protections, and legal battles over government oversight.
—Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Fortune, 29 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversight
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In the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the agency had $500 million for forest management and fire prevention that was not directly tied to cap-and-invest or the bond — up from about $65 million two decades prior.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Her intellectual property and brand management company, TAS Rights Management, filed trademark applications covering short audio clips of her voice and her visual likeness.—
Daryl Lim,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Wrobleski made even fewer mistakes.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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In many games, her assists and offensive prowess create positives that can arguably offset her mistakes.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
30 May 2026
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Environmental stewardship of the 350,000-acre Grumeti Reserve has amplified viable habitat for Serengeti’s wildlife and nurtured population recoveries of species like elephant and buffalo.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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As for Wrangler’s footwear offering, Higgins is excited for the brand’s first product under the stewardship of Genesco Brands Group to hit stores this fall.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
1 June 2026
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Rental companies are typically responsible for mechanical breakdowns that aren’t caused by customer negligence or misuse.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
1 June 2026
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Florida accused OpenAI of four counts of deceptive and unfair trade practices, two counts of negligence, two counts of violating product liability laws, one count of fraudulent misrepresentation and another count of causing a public nuisance.—
Corbin Bolies,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Factory production moved work out of skilled, relatively autonomous craft systems and into centralized regimes of supervision, discipline, and timing.—
Christopher Marquis,
Time,
30 May 2026
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This is individualizing dosing under close medical supervision to address specific clinical situations.—
Jody Dushay,
STAT,
29 May 2026
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Santos, whose political rise and fall was characterized by a notorious trail of lies and falsehoods, claimed my story was riddled with errors.—
Bobby Allyn,
NPR,
4 June 2026
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The other Philadelphia runs scored on a throwing error by San Diego reliever Yuki Matsui on a pickoff attempt and a fielder's choice by Brandon Marsh.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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The iXi trolley uses two cameras and GPS that’s pre-loaded with maps of more than 40,000 courses to autonomously steer itself, with players able to issue commands via hand gestures or voice control.—
Jack Bantock,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Finance teams gain earlier cost visibility, improving margin control and sustainability and sourcing teams can evaluate material impact, availability and waste implications.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
Footwear News,
4 June 2026
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He has previously been arrested for charges including terroristic threats, assault, child neglect and fraud.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
2 June 2026
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Latana Williams, 27, was arrested and charged with child neglect, a first-degree felony.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Oversight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversight. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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