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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.
—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
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
Noun
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These are different eras, and the respective managements are no longer the same, but something about this feels off.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 May 2026
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Information about Spirit’s plans was equally scarce among managements of airports the airline serves.—
David Lyons,
Sun Sentinel,
1 May 2026
Noun
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The issue is not that AI makes mistakes—human decision-making is also imperfect—but that models operate at a scale and speed that rapidly amplifies those errors faster than they can be discovered and addressed.—
Troy Holaday,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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But Boutros has acknowledged mistakes made in the case involving the Broadview protesters.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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Last month, Kenya's Education Ministry suspended the principal of Utumishi Girls Academy for failing to comply with school fire safety regulations.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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This is compared with the FDA maximum set for bottled water, which was used as a measure because no FDA regulations for heavy metals in baby food existed, of 10 ppb inorganic arsenic, 5 ppb lead, and 5 ppb cadmium.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
12 June 2026
Noun
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The Federal Aviation Administration prohibits all aircraft operations, including drone flights, within a 3-nautical-mile radius and up to 3,000 feet above ground level around certain stadiums hosting World Cup matches.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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The vessel has been specifically designed to support operations at depths of up to 11,000 meters—deep enough to reach the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench, the deepest known point in Earth’s oceans.—
Dea Jusufi,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The danger of hallucinations means health officials must tread with caution, given the outsized impact that errors could have in the response to a public emergency.—
Alexis Akwagyiram,
semafor.com,
12 June 2026
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The model writes the code, runs the tests, reads the errors, fixes the code, runs the tests again, and reports back when something is shipped.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
Noun
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Nine people, including former CNN anchor Don Lemon, were initially arrested with 30 more later indicted on federal charges in connection with the incident.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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The three-part series examines the pop star’s 2005 molestation trial, in which he was acquitted of all charges, and features key players from the trial, including jurors, eyewitnesses and prosecutors.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
10 June 2026
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With these export controls, it has now also been deemed too dangerous for foreign use.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
13 June 2026
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The move comes after Anthropic’s receipt of a US Commerce Department directive Friday evening, subjecting the new models to export controls restricting their use anywhere outside the United States.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
13 June 2026
Noun
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Read on to see the beauty blunders, silly styling and overall head-to-toe outfits that these stars regret.—
Tanisha Bhat,
PEOPLE,
9 June 2026
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Nearly all of them are blunders, offenses or revelations about the people Collins has put in top positions in his House office, his campaign office or both.—
AJC.com,
AJC.com,
29 May 2026
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“Oversights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversights. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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