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as in to ignore
to fail to give proper attention to
you've overlooked your chores again this week
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as in to supervise
to be in charge of
you'll be asked to overlook larger projects in the future
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as in to possess
to cast a spell on
the superstitious grandmother actually believed that the baby had been overlooked by a gypsy woman
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as in to examine
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
quickly overlooked the table of used books to see if there was anything of value
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as in to forgive
to dismiss as of little importance
definitely not the kind of spouse to overlook even a single instance of marital infidelity
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as in to manage
to look after and make decisions about
the engineer hired to overlook the construction of the canal
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as in lookout
a high place or structure from which a wide view is possible
just down the road there's a great overlook where you can get a panoramic view of the valley below
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Recent Examples of overlook
Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The home, which sold in late February, overlooks a portion of the Isleworth Golf & Country Club and provides spectacular views of a private body of water that isn’t accessible from the Butler Chain of Lakes.
—Tyler Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2024
The property has a 1.2-mile trail network and the 0.8-mile, out-and-back Overlook Trail has trailheads at all three units and leads guests to a scenic overlook with views of the valley below.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Though Rudd has only appeared in one Avengers film (while being eligible but overlooked for 2018's Avengers: Infinity War as well), some Marvel stars have played prominent roles in the MCU and its corollary TV franchise and haven't ever joined the team on screen.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 17 Mar. 2025
The home, which sold in late February, overlooks a portion of the Isleworth Golf & Country Club and provides spectacular views of a private body of water that isn’t accessible from the Butler Chain of Lakes.
—Tyler Williams, Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
The Fiery Gizzard Trail boasts striking overlooks, rocky gorges, lush woodlands and more.
—Diana Leyva, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Sep. 2024
The property has a 1.2-mile trail network and the 0.8-mile, out-and-back Overlook Trail has trailheads at all three units and leads guests to a scenic overlook with views of the valley below.
—Jen Murphy, Outside Online, 24 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlook
Verb
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Onto the Dolphins now, and a free agency period also dominated by a quarterback ... and another Jets reject.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2025
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Intel, which dominated the semiconductor field for decades, is struggling with market-share losses, manufacturing setbacks and a precipitous decline in its earnings.—
Bloomberg,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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So many of us are conditioned since childhood to believe that prioritizing ourselves is selfish, which compels us to ignore our inner voice.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
13 Mar. 2025
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These tasks include staunching blood, ignoring lies, returning books, paying fees and – quite often – combing out the lice, to name just a few from the recitation of fierce, loving gestures.—
Erik Pedersen,
Orange County Register,
13 Mar. 2025
Verb
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And another question: Isn’t anyone supervising the people who design these things?—
Jim Alexander,
Orange County Register,
14 Mar. 2025
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Environmental Protection Agency staff members across the country have been told by supervisors they are prohibited from communicating with grantee partners they are supposed to supervise and monitor, according to multiple sources inside the EPA and others working directly with the agency.—
MaryAlice Parks,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Wynn-Williams’ book does possess a feature common to tell-all memoirs.—
Michael Hiltzik,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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In late January, authorities arrested Christopher Kegan Williams, a Sacramento County man who has been charged with murder and possessing drugs for sale in the death of Collanton’s son, 20-year-old Spencer Newsom.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Its methodologies compel leaders and their teams to rigorously examine their most fundamental beliefs, anticipate disruptive scenarios, and prepare adaptive responses.—
Bryce Hoffman,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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His 2020 documentary Vivos examined the shocking disappearance of a group of students who were seized in Mexico’s Guerrero state.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2025
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Known more as a producer of top-end future-NBA talent like Ben Simmons, Scottie Barnes, RJ Barrett and current Duke phenom Cooper Flagg, you’d be forgiven for thinking the prep school even cared about track and field.—
Cory Mull,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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You would be forgiven for mistaking the Slim, at a glance, for the original model.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PCMAG,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The dispatchers managed to keep the caller and her brother calm while directing firefighters to a streetcorner that had easy access to the wooded area for one fire company to walk in through.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Apple navigated tariffs during the previous Trump administration, too, although the company managed to dodge some of them back then.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
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That evening, Patron and a second unindicted co-conspirator took Rendon into a nearby ravine where Patron shot Rendon five times in the head while Lomeli-Luna acted as a lookout at the top of the ravine, according to prosecutors.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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There’s also a short, mile-long Watchman Peak Trail that leads to a fire lookout tower with a 360-degree view of the lake, crater, and surrounding Cascade Mountains.—
Graham Averill,
Outside Online,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Overlook.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlook. Accessed 27 Mar. 2025.
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