OVERSEES Synonyms: 101 Similar and Opposite Words

oversees

verb

present tense third-person singular of oversee

as in supervises

to look after and make decisions about will oversee the new manufacturing division

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as in handles

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

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as in watches

to take charge of especially on behalf of another oversee the household until Dad gets home

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as in examines

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 oversees During his broadcasting career, Martin also served as regional vice president and president of Gray Kentucky Television, which oversees WKYT, WYMT and WBKO-TV in Bowling Green. — Leo Bertucci, Louisville Courier Journal, 30 Aug. 2026 The eight-member body oversees McCuskey’s work and consists of four Democratic and four Republican legislators, including Keicher. — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026 The state agency oversees the facility’s air and water quality permits and compliance with environmental waste laws. — ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026 Ngo oversees several other classic Asian eateries in the Sacramento area, including Chu Mai, Kru Contemporary Japanese Cuisine and Fish Face Poke Bar. — Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 The agreement had been offered last year and accepted by the official who oversees the Pentagon's Guantanamo war court, only to be revoked last August by then-Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin amid criticism of the deal from Republican lawmakers. — Steve Gorman, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 In public, Lucas has not given a reason for the extraordinary shake-up at the city’s top development group, which oversees business incentives. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 What the state won't or can't tell us California's Office of Youth and Community Restoration, or OYCR, oversees the LRP educational pathway programs that its director describes as a prison-to-university pipeline. — Julie Watts august 20, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026 In a statement to NPR, the Department of Health and Human Services, which oversees the FDA and CDC, said that the Human Foods Program staff who work with foreign regulatory counterparts had been reinstated. — Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

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The State Board of Education supervises public education in Michigan and appoints the state superintendent.

— Clara Hendrickson, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
The executive also coordinates and supervises county departments and is responsible for submitting an annual balanced budget to the Legislature.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of supervises

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Taylor Farms works with hundreds of family farms for its produce and handles processing, packaging and distribution itself.

— Brandon Gomez, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
As a private entity, LifeWise handles its program independently, including parent opt-ins, locations, scheduling and student transportation.

— Kelsy Mittauer, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of handles

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Unbeknownst to them, a mysterious entity watches from high above with Godlike judgment.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
Zhang Jianxin watches shoppers fist-bump with a shiny, gyrating, humanoid robot at his showroom in China’s southern city of Guangzhou.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of watches

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The course work can include classes that take a critical and historical approach to AI, said Todd Presner, a professor of European languages and transcultural studies who examines how Holocaust history is presented online.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
As urban researchers studying housing insecurity and urban development, our work examines what happens when rapid urban expansion outpaces cities’ ability to shelter their most vulnerable residents.

— Brandon Marc Finn, The Conversation, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of examines

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Late Thursday afternoon, one of the companies involved in the condo elevator project told CBS News Chicago the bulk of the work is complete, but the elevator cannot be put into service until the state inspects it.

— Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) independently inspects and tests every discharge batch to ensure these radiation limits are consistently met.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of inspects

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Beauty, where product development operates at warp speed comparatively, the beauty executive knows which categories can be fast-tracked to market and which need more time.

— Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
Both were familiar with the Plaza’s owners, the company which owns and operates Dallas’s historic high-end shopping district, Highland Park Village.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of operates

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Emanuel Maiberg talks to an employee at the warehouse where Amazon scans and destroys books for AI training.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
One camera is used for AI perception and scans your lawn to identify objects and other lawn conditions, while the other two work in tandem as a stereo 3D vision system for real-time mapping.

— John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2026

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