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as in to supervise
to look after and make decisions about
will oversee the new manufacturing division
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2
as in to handle
to be in charge of
looking for someone to oversee the project from start to finish
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as in to watch
to take charge of especially on behalf of another
oversee the household until Dad gets home
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as in to examine
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 oversee
Many longer-term questions about postwar Gaza remain, including who will rule the territory or oversee the daunting task of reconstruction.
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Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
But also to the hotel workers, florists, restaurants, construction crews, cab drivers, stylists, seamstresses, rental companies, cleaners — the number of people required to mount, oversee and break down these enormous events is incalculable.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Famed Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has been tapped to draw up the master plan, the airport extension is being designed by a renowned Dutch firm, the economic plan overseen by an Australian consultancy, the environmental-impact assessment by a top multinational.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
News Studios is overseen by Richard Wallace, who had a decade-long spell as Simon Cowell’s right-hand man at Syco.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Samy Magdy, Chicago Tribune, 16 Jan. 2025
But also to the hotel workers, florists, restaurants, construction crews, cab drivers, stylists, seamstresses, rental companies, cleaners — the number of people required to mount, oversee and break down these enormous events is incalculable.
—Mary McNamara, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
Famed Danish architect Bjarke Ingels has been tapped to draw up the master plan, the airport extension is being designed by a renowned Dutch firm, the economic plan overseen by an Australian consultancy, the environmental-impact assessment by a top multinational.
—By Charlie Campbell/gelephu, Bhutan, TIME, 16 Jan. 2025
News Studios is overseen by Richard Wallace, who had a decade-long spell as Simon Cowell’s right-hand man at Syco.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversee
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Curran, if confirmed, would be new to managing the agency’s $3 billion budget and supervising its more than 8,000 employees.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
17 Jan. 2025
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French military personnel are part of the monitoring committee supervising the ceasefire, which aims to pave the way for stabilization and reconstruction.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
17 Jan. 2025
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Its departments handle border security, immigration detention, citizenship processing, airport security, and natural disasters, among other things.—
Erin Mansfield,
USA TODAY,
18 Jan. 2025
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Hanlon says Flexjet and other business jet operators successfully deal with TFRs and other challenges on a daily basis, and the company's operations team is set up to handle them.—
Doug Gollan,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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There are plenty of ways to watch ESPN online for free — but our favorite way for streaming the network is by signing up for Sling TV.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
9 Jan. 2025
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Following the conclusion of the season, Apple TV+ subscribers can also watch Side Quest, a four-episode anthology series starring actors from the original show.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
9 Jan. 2025
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Your provider will also examine any areas of bleeding or bruising.2 Blood Tests Leukemia changes the amount and health of cells in the blood.—
Doru Paul,
Health,
10 Jan. 2025
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No other defendant in the cases examined received an unconditional discharge.—
Kate Christobek,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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Santos launched a partnership with two Chinese entities to build and manage Hofusan in 2015, creating the industrial park that now has deals to host 40 Chinese companies.—
David Culver,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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Only one musician manages to beat Charli, as well as Eilish and every other star who lands on the Hot Dance/Pop Songs chart as Americans get their first look at the exciting new tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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The Times reviewed and analyzed hundreds of videos posted to Chinese social media sites by Tibetan boarding schools, state media and local propaganda departments that showed how the schools operate and serve the party’s objectives.—
Chris Buckley,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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Through a search warrant, law enforcement reviewed Leedy’s account on a social media application not named in the motion, which showed there were several other minor victims, the motion said.—
Antonio Planas,
NBC News,
9 Jan. 2025
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When Van Hoogstraten needed to step back from operating the forum in 2014, France agreed to acquire it, still insisting on sustaining the autonomy for which it was founded.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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And we're very sharply focused as an agency on dealing with that threat, supporting the FBI in the New Orleans case, where, as the FBI has said publicly, their belief is that the man who perpetrated that horrific act was inspired by ISIS but operated alone.—
Ashley Brown,
NPR,
10 Jan. 2025
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Northwest Naturals was last inspected in March, according to the Oregon Department of Agriculture, and had no violations.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN,
18 Jan. 2025
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If no marker appears at the address, the property has not yet been inspected.—
Yoonserk Pyun,
USA TODAY,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Oversee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversee. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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