oversights

plural of oversight
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Recent Examples of oversights Her list continues with small but frustrating oversights. Ashley Vega, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025 Small oversights in design can lead to costly change orders later, so detail matters here. Yuvraj Kshirsagar, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversights
Noun
  • Until then, don’t make these three common pruning mistakes.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The Chiefs piled up uncharacteristic mistakes, which began early when Kelce was moved off his route and collided with Worthy, causing Worthy to leave the game with a right shoulder injury.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Israel began ground operations within the city about a week ago.
    Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Embedding causal inference to improve reasoning, reduce error cascades, and support safer, more reliable operations.
    Rajeev Ronanki, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other discipline errors snowballed after that.
    Jesse Newell, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Alcaraz finished with 30 unforced errors, the same total as his opponent.
    Howard Fendrich, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Interior trims range from basic to luxurious, but all feature easy to use controls, physical switches and dials for key functions and one of the auto industry’s best touch screens and infotainment systems.
    Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Tightening them further, and de-linking cost controls from revenue, just might.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Buffalo, known for end-of-half blunders in past years, scored a field goal as the first half expired after moving the ball 48 yards in three plays (including a spike).
    Mike Sando, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Since the election, Reform has tried to refashion itself from a protest vote party to one that could govern – untried and inexperienced, but ready to step in if the Labour Party buckles under its own blunders, and the once-mighty Conservatives drift further into political irrelevance.
    Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Schneider said any crackdowns on potential violators are more likely to be aimed at organized efforts to circumvent consumer protection laws, rather than go after every individual who may skirt regulations.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Therapists going the route of AI usage will need to be mindful of the latest laws and regulations pertaining to AI usage.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • This is the product of past administrations, Republican and Democrat, trying to silence victims.
    Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Data from the Federal Emergency Management Agency shows timelines to get FEMA aid flowing to Wisconsin have varied greatly across presidential administrations, spanning from just a few days to more than two months.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Misdemeanor charges have yet to be filed against the actor.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
  • In late 2023, Bahrain was hit with doping charges following an 18-month investigation by World Athletics, and was limited to a team of 10 athletes for track and field events at the last Olympics and the forthcoming world championships.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Oversights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversights. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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