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as in managements
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 mistakes
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
claiming "three billion" instead of "three million" was just an oversight
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as in stewardships
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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Recent Examples of oversights
This incident seems to have been the result of two coinciding oversights, rather than one grievous wrong.
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R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
Small oversights made before leaving the dock are what most often lead to serious situations on the water.
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Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Both legislators were influenced by a CalMatters series investigating the loopholes and oversights that allow dangerous drivers to stay on the road.
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Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Still, the absence of a series win remains one of the more glaring oversights.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
The Neck and Chest Need the Same Attention One of the most common oversights in any skincare routine is stopping at the jawline.
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
Some women have died because of these oversights.
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Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Upon taking office, the new NASA head was quick to highlight oversights in NASA’s recent crew safety standards.
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Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
From simple oversights to novel prompt injection attacks, there’s no telling what the next zero-day vulnerability will be, especially in the new agentic world that Ashley and Shimel say has already arrived.
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Justyn Newman,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
Small oversights made before leaving the dock are what most often lead to serious situations on the water.
—
Chicago Tribune,
16 May 2026
Both legislators were influenced by a CalMatters series investigating the loopholes and oversights that allow dangerous drivers to stay on the road.
—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
24 Apr. 2026
Still, the absence of a series win remains one of the more glaring oversights.
—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
14 Apr. 2026
The Neck and Chest Need the Same Attention One of the most common oversights in any skincare routine is stopping at the jawline.
—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Apr. 2026
Some women have died because of these oversights.
—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Upon taking office, the new NASA head was quick to highlight oversights in NASA’s recent crew safety standards.
—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Mar. 2026
From simple oversights to novel prompt injection attacks, there’s no telling what the next zero-day vulnerability will be, especially in the new agentic world that Ashley and Shimel say has already arrived.
—
Justyn Newman,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversights
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These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.
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Information about Spirit’s plans was equally scarce among managements of airports the airline serves.
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The team's mistakes cost the players early on when Germany scored in the 2nd minute to earn the lead.
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Sure, a lot of the mistakes or poor moments in defense can be waved away by recognizing that most of the team’s best defenders were sitting on the bench when the Turks wheeled away in delight with Ayhan’s goal.
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Kirkmeyer has campaigned on affordability and safety issues, Bottoms is pushing for a redo of the state's education system among other things and Marx wants to cut regulations and lower the cost of living.
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The investigation also compliments previous claims that CCC’s regulations impede coastal infrastructure projects, which has drawn criticism from multiple political fronts over the last year.
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The last-place Angels appointed former Cardinals GM John Mozeliak to be their interim general manager and baseball operations consultant on Friday.
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For employers building out their presence in the space economy, this means continually competing for the select pool of workers who possess the skillsets needed to sustain current operations and long-term growth.
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Tigers rookies Hao-Yu Lee and Kevin McGonigle drove in two runs apiece after errors by third baseman José Caballero and left fielder Cody Bellinger.
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The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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The Jackson County charges came after police accused Sanchez-Munoz in a series of shootings in Kansas City that left one man, Jeremy Keenan, dead and four others injured on June 16.
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Guo was convicted of nine of 12 criminal charges during a seven-week trial that prosecutors said showcased his deception of thousands of investors in bogus deals that enabled Guo’s lavish lifestyle.
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Export controls have blocked Huawei and China’s leading chipmakers from access to extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography tools and leading-edge foundry capacity around which the frontier semiconductor roadmap is organized.
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Anthropic had objected to the government’s decision to impose export controls in a blog post announcing that the two systems had been disabled.
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Colorado's rally offset a pair of baserunning blunders that ended the eighth.
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Once again, Towns, who hadn’t gotten into foul trouble in what felt like a basketball eternity, pulled off a series of blunders, picking up two fouls in the game’s opening 62 seconds.
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“Oversights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversights. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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