overseen

verb

past participle of oversee
1
as in operated
to look after and make decisions about will oversee the new manufacturing division

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2
as in supervised
to be in charge of looking for someone to oversee the project from start to finish

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3
as in watched
to take charge of especially on behalf of another oversee the household until Dad gets home

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4
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 Daylight and QCode are overseen by former CAA agent Rob Herting and former Brillstein and WME rep Ben Curtis. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026 These projects are being overseen collaboratively by PennDOT, Amtrak and Norfolk Southern Railway. — Finch Walker, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026 Sheth, of d-Matrix, has personally overseen about 20 chip tape-outs, the final stage in design before a company starts manufacturing a processor in mass quantities. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 24 Aug. 2026 Snelling was unanimously approved by the City Council in September 2023 and was widely seen as Johnson’s most effective appointment, having overseen a steady reduction in violence while navigating the city’s consent decree obligations. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 The vegetation management process is overseen by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026 The case was overseen by DIR’s internal audit unit, led by chief auditor Mathew Raute, who reports to the director. — Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The show’s production design, overseen by set designer Chloe Lamford, is unlike anything ever seen before at the theatre, which is owned by the Royal Shakespeare Company. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026 State student loan programs are offered by select states as opposed to the federal government or a private lender, and they are often overseen by a state’s department of postsecondary education. — Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overseen
  1. operated
  2. supervised
  3. watched
  4. examined
  5. conducted
  6. handled
  7. managed
  8. reviewed
Verb
  • The Horned Frogs operated well when in 13 (three tight ends, one receiver) and 12 personnel and going forward, that position group could be the ultimate chess piece for the Horned Frogs.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Eight other reservoirs operated by the Bureau of Reclamation recently recorded the lowest levels in at least the last 30 years.
    — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of operated
Verb
  • Weerasethakul supervised the 4K restorations, which include remastered and remixed audio and new key art for each film.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Ferndale school officials say high school students gained experience through drone filming crews, race-day event management and supervised flight projects.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of supervised
Verb
  • Anyone who’s watched Unrivaled knows this game is every bit as thrilling as any other sport out there.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The race is being closely watched as an unexpected prospect to help Democrats regain control of the Senate.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of watched
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  • Voter records will next be examined in DuPage County, then Kendall and Will counties.
    — Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Safety is tops in Tampa, with the 19th-lowest property crime rate among cities examined by WalletHub.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of examined
Verb
  • Edwards said no officers have been put on leave, but an review is conducted after every pursuit.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2026
  • And the latest poll, conducted by the Institute of Governmental Studies at UC Berkeley, found 48% of likely voters support it, 41% oppose it and 11% are undecided.
    — Dan Walters, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of conducted
Verb
  • Cons Online-only bank with no physical branches, so all support is handled digitally or by phone.
    — Andreina Rodriguez, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The alders’ letter also questioned how multi-school facility management is handled and what training has taken place.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of handled
Verb
  • Americans have generally managed to keep their credit scores intact despite grappling with high prices and economic worries, but don't let that fool you into thinking consumers are all okay.
    — Medora Lee, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Trainor is managed by Nikola Barisic for Bond Artist Management and represented by Aaron Rosenberg for Myman Greenspan Fox Rosenberg Mobasser Younger & Light LLP.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of managed
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  • IndieWire has reviewed screenshots of the Kingsway account repeatedly mocking Adeliyi’s career as recently as last week.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Parton’s secrets and legacy were captured in a new biography that came out earlier this year, which The Times reviewed here.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of reviewed

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“Overseen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overseen. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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