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as in operated
to look after and make decisions about
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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as in supervised
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 overseen
The firm is the number one advisor for tech and life sciences IPOs and has overseen more than $500 billion worth of M&A deals since 2020.
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Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
In September 2023, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a conservative favorite, was acquitted after an impeachment trial overseen by Speaker Phelan.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
There are now around 60-70 artists, teams or collectives working in Somerset House Studios, overseen by director Marie McPartlin.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
But Kamado, overseen by chef Tomotaka Nakagawa, also works nicely as an everyday izakaya.
—Andy Wang, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Game day operations at GMS Field will be overseen by the Rays, with a small number of Steinbrenner Field employees supporting the events.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Yet the project, overseen by architect Philippe Villeneuve, has been hailed as a triumph of human ingenuity and collective resolve.
—Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
System failures and repairs were overseen only when reported.
—Samuel Clanton, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Previously, septic system installation was overseen by the city only for new construction.
—Samuel Clanton, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
In September 2023, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a conservative favorite, was acquitted after an impeachment trial overseen by Speaker Phelan.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
There are now around 60-70 artists, teams or collectives working in Somerset House Studios, overseen by director Marie McPartlin.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
But Kamado, overseen by chef Tomotaka Nakagawa, also works nicely as an everyday izakaya.
—Andy Wang, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Game day operations at GMS Field will be overseen by the Rays, with a small number of Steinbrenner Field employees supporting the events.
—Chris Kirschner, The Athletic, 9 Dec. 2024
Yet the project, overseen by architect Philippe Villeneuve, has been hailed as a triumph of human ingenuity and collective resolve.
—Thomas Adamson and Sylvie Corbet The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 9 Dec. 2024
System failures and repairs were overseen only when reported.
—Samuel Clanton, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Previously, septic system installation was overseen by the city only for new construction.
—Samuel Clanton, arkansasonline.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseen
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The French Rafale fighter jets and the Italian Eurofighter aircraft are operated out of Šiauliai air base in Lithuania.Ryan Chan, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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In 2021, the California Department of Motor Vehicles gave Cruise a permit for driverless taxis, many of which operated in San Francisco.Sam Sweeney, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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This time, proceedings were supervised (in part) by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Memphis police never adopted policies and procedures to direct the unit, despite alarms that it was minimally supervised, according to the Justice Department report.Adrian Sainz, Jonathan Mattise, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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Experts examined the needles using mass spectrometry, which measures molecules’ mass-to-charge ratio, and an imaging technique called micro-CT scanning.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 Dec. 2024
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The researchers examined twelve ancient pottery fragments from the Shangshan site, dating back to 10,000-9000 BP in the Neolithic period.Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Dec. 2024
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According to a survey conducted by Sodexo’s International Sustainable Food Barometer, 72% of Americans describe the need for a more sustainable way of eating as urgent and most (66%) also had a positive perception of sustainable food.Hank Cardello, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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And finally, private laboratories and state veterinarians are also required to share any positive results from tests conducted on raw milk with the agency.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Prior to that, Dylan was managed for brief periods by Terry Thal and Kevin Krown.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Writers Guild of America managed to secure minimum staffing protections in TV writers rooms last year after going on strike.Wendy Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Civilians across Syria have taken to the streets to celebrate the fall of the Assad family regime, which has governed the nation since the 1960s, and whose repressive policies helped instigate the 2011 uprising which plunged the country into civil war.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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They must instead be formed organically and over several steps as governed by applicable labor laws.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Media mentions and social reach were analyzed for all.Maggie McGrath, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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The company analyzed the principal cities of metropolitan statistical areas with a population of more than 1 million.Alexis Simmerman, Austin American-Statesman, 10 Dec. 2024
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Musk's companies, such as Tesla and SpaceX, are heavily regulated.Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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For much of the country’s history, individual states regulated horseracing, with minimal federal oversight related to gambling.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Overseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseen. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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