as in controlling
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as in supervising
to look after and make decisions about
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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as in handling
to be in charge of
looking for someone to oversee the project from start to finish
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as in watching
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
oversee the household until Dad gets home
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as in reviewing
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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Over two years later, in May 2024, Rigby was sentenced to 20 months in prison (suspended for two years) after pleading guilty to coercive and controlling behavior.Bailey Richards, People.com, 13 Oct. 2024
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The show’s other villains are its husbands and boyfriends, who are either very controlling or just downright shady.Anna Tingley, Variety, 12 Sep. 2024
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She’s poised to hand an instrument to a senior doctor in the ER.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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In the first half, Keith tossed two TDs to senior Elise Kung, including one for 49 yards on a deep throw.Dan Albano, Orange County Register, 9 Nov. 2024
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The question is whether high-level career officials will follow the best practices of civil-military relations and give their candid advice to Trump and his senior political appointees even when that advice is unwanted.Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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Senior government officials from these nations are converging for high-level training aimed at securing their borders.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Overseeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseeing. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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