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as in supervised
to look after and make decisions about
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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as in handled
to be in charge of
looking for someone to oversee the project from start to finish
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as in watched
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
oversee the household until Dad gets home
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as in examined
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
her job was to oversee each and every dish before it left the kitchen and was served to a customer
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Recent Examples of oversaw
Part of the coup plot, prosecutors alleged, involved a plan to potentially use explosives, weapons of war or poison to assassinate leftist President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, his Vice President Geraldo Alckmin and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, who oversaw Bolsonaro’s trial.
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Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The city’s Cultural Arts Division and Cultural Commission oversaw the integration of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art with the help of a community selection team.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Cliff Stein, who teaches sports law and contract negotiations at Northwestern University, oversaw the Chicago Bears' cap from 2002-15 and stayed with the team as legal counsel through 2023.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Netanyahu oversaw the Doha operation's execution alongside senior leaders from the Israeli military and domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet, after months of planning, according to Israeli media.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Nejatian spent six years at Shopify and oversaw the Canadian e-commerce company’s product division in addition to serving as its COO.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
In the 2010s, Khusnullin oversaw Moscow's renovation, which included the expansion of the capital's metro, the reconstruction of one of Moscow's sports complexes for the World Cup and the creation of Zaryadye Park right under the Kremlin walls.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Vergato oversaw performance tuning of Arrow’s Oracle EBS data bases, including work by Perlstein’s company.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Nessel’s office oversaw the prosecution, which ends after Simmons determined there was not enough probable cause to send the case to trial after a lengthy preliminary examination process for the 15 remaining defendants.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Michael Rios, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2025
The city’s Cultural Arts Division and Cultural Commission oversaw the integration of both two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of art with the help of a community selection team.
—Janice Phelan, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025
Cliff Stein, who teaches sports law and contract negotiations at Northwestern University, oversaw the Chicago Bears' cap from 2002-15 and stayed with the team as legal counsel through 2023.
—Mike Sando, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Netanyahu oversaw the Doha operation's execution alongside senior leaders from the Israeli military and domestic intelligence agency, Shin Bet, after months of planning, according to Israeli media.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
Nejatian spent six years at Shopify and oversaw the Canadian e-commerce company’s product division in addition to serving as its COO.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
In the 2010s, Khusnullin oversaw Moscow's renovation, which included the expansion of the capital's metro, the reconstruction of one of Moscow's sports complexes for the World Cup and the creation of Zaryadye Park right under the Kremlin walls.
—Yegor Mostovshikov, The Dial, 9 Sep. 2025
Vergato oversaw performance tuning of Arrow’s Oracle EBS data bases, including work by Perlstein’s company.
—Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 9 Sep. 2025
Nessel’s office oversaw the prosecution, which ends after Simmons determined there was not enough probable cause to send the case to trial after a lengthy preliminary examination process for the 15 remaining defendants.
—Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversaw
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The estate has supervised the release of over forty albums of Hendrix’s studio and live recordings in conjunction with the guitarist’s main engineer, Eddie Kramer.—
Mike Alleyne Ph.D,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Four university police officers supervised the event, setting up what appeared to be a sort of perimeter surrounding the group.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
12 Sep. 2025
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What sets Leviyev apart from her competitors is the fact that each treatment is handled with utmost compassion, precision, and a belief that external beauty is a result of harmony between internal bodily functions.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hikaru Kondo, the movie’s general director, wrote the lyrics and the composition and arrangement were handled by the composers of the film’s soundtrack — the former by Go Shiina, the latter by Shiina and Sachiko Miyano.—
Billboard Japan,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hours later, Utah officials confirmed Kirk had died, meaning that everyone who watched the video had essentially just viewed a snuff film.—
Rebecca Jennings,
Vulture,
11 Sep. 2025
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De La Cruz, who struck out looking with the bases loaded in the ninth in last week’s loss to the Mets, watched two strikes from Morejon to fall behind 1-2.—
C. Trent Rosecrans,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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The new footage proved to be crucial in both the Right of Review hearing and the subsequent hearing that re-examined the incident.—
Alex Kalinauckas,
New York Times,
13 Sep. 2025
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At a nearby hospital, after a doctor examined her wounds and tested her for a concussion, investigators snapped photos of the bruises on her face.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
13 Sep. 2025
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Autumn Fire has been burning on federal land managed by the United States Forest Service for 16 hours.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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With head coach Dean Smith suspended (yellow card accumulation), associate head coach Miles Joseph managed Charlotte to its fifth clean sheet in six games.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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Former Opa-locka mayor Matthew Pigatt and former Miami-Dade County police department director Stephanie Daniels also attended the program.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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The premiere was attended by Johansson along with costars Squibb, 95, Hecht, 60, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Erin Kellyman.—
Escher Walcott,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Star reviewed 262 unique license plate configurations rejected between June 2024 and May 2025, obtained through a Missouri Sunshine Law request.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
10 Sep. 2025
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The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Sep. 2025
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The changes affect libraries operated by Maricopa County and not cities that operate their own libraries, such as Phoenix.—
Taylor Seely,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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More Associated Press The plant is operated by a separate entity called HGLA Battery Company, and Hyundai does not directly employ any of the workers at the facility, according to a source who agreed to speak on background to discuss the details of the plant's ownership structure.—
Daniel Bush,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Oversaw.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversaw. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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