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as in ignored
to fail to give proper attention to
you've overlooked your chores again this week
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as in handled
to be in charge of
you'll be asked to overlook larger projects in the future
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as in possessed
to cast a spell on
the superstitious grandmother actually believed that the baby had been overlooked by a gypsy woman
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as in scanned
to look over closely (as for judging quality or condition)
quickly overlooked the table of used books to see if there was anything of value
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as in disregarded
to dismiss as of little importance
definitely not the kind of spouse to overlook even a single instance of marital infidelity
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as in managed
to look after and make decisions about
the engineer hired to overlook the construction of the canal
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Recent Examples of overlooked
Buck is not alone in having underrated him; he has been largely overlooked by the Tate Modern, London’s most significant museum of contemporary art, which owns only five of his photographs.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Here are three things that are commonly overlooked after a snowstorm, and how to handle them.
—Maddie McGay, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Some foods get plenty of attention for being healthy, while others are often overlooked.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 9 Feb. 2026
On the first day of school during Black History Month, Ruth Duran assigned her sixth graders in the Bronx the story of a key figure overlooked in most history books.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
But what’s just as valuable, and often overlooked, are the exclusive Prime member-only deals that are unlocked well before everyone else has access, like Amazon’s Presidents Day sales one week early.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Awareness of measles encephalitis grew in 1962, after Roald Dahl’s seven-year-old daughter Olivia died from it, though it’s largely overlooked as an outcome of the infection today.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Without any design element overlooked, the back of the face also includes an engraving of Bennett’s own signature.
—John Monaco, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Butternut squash is too often overlooked as the base for a main dish like this one.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Here are three things that are commonly overlooked after a snowstorm, and how to handle them.
—Maddie McGay, USA Today, 9 Feb. 2026
Some foods get plenty of attention for being healthy, while others are often overlooked.
—Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 9 Feb. 2026
On the first day of school during Black History Month, Ruth Duran assigned her sixth graders in the Bronx the story of a key figure overlooked in most history books.
—Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026
But what’s just as valuable, and often overlooked, are the exclusive Prime member-only deals that are unlocked well before everyone else has access, like Amazon’s Presidents Day sales one week early.
—Julia Morlino, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
Awareness of measles encephalitis grew in 1962, after Roald Dahl’s seven-year-old daughter Olivia died from it, though it’s largely overlooked as an outcome of the infection today.
—Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2026
Without any design element overlooked, the back of the face also includes an engraving of Bennett’s own signature.
—John Monaco, InStyle, 7 Feb. 2026
Butternut squash is too often overlooked as the base for a main dish like this one.
—Josh Miller, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overlooked
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That possibility has injected urgency into negotiations and heightened the stakes of what has become a test of legislative independence from a governor who has long dominated Tallahassee politics.—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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This is markedly different from much of Holocaust literature, which is dominated by stories of survivors from elsewhere in Europe who migrated to the United States, Argentina, Canada, Israel, and other countries and who regard their places of origin and sites of their wartime experience from afar.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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So, the fact that the Illinois fireworks ban is roundly ignored by Illinoisans is not a surprise to anyone, as the night skies prove on Independence Day.—
Brad Weisenstein,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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Ackerly says the lesson is simple but often ignored.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 Feb. 2026
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Wheeled robots handled industrial workflows such as grocery picking, container movement, and packing.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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The investigation into Bezalel Zini was handled by Israeli police instead of the Shin Bet because of the relationship between the two men.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Observations of transits of Venus, which only occur twice per century, on average (most recently in 2012), were humanity’s first indication that Venus possessed — whereas Mercury lacked — a substantial atmosphere.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Feb. 2026
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Had Woods possessed Ford’s mass-production capability, the price gap might have narrowed.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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Fulton County has also confirmed that some ballots were scanned multiple times during the recount, the affidavit says.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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The tests range from several hundred to several thousand dollars, depending on which sections of the body are scanned, and are not covered by insurance.—
David Oliver,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026
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The court filings have managed to make a public spectacle out of the private communications of Taylor Swift, Matt Damon, Sony Motion Picture Group CEO Tom Rothman, WME agent Warren Zavala — among others.—
Rebecca Keegan,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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To date, astronomers have managed to detect about 300 such mergers via their associated crescendos of gravitational waves.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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Each exercise session was supervised and followed a clear structure, Muotri says.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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All four officers were members of the Defense Tactics Unit at the State Police Academy, and would have supervised and/or interacted with Delgado-Garcia during his training.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
10 Feb. 2026
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Along with the clear Bowie and Orbison inspiration, the album’s influences reflect the tastes of someone recently enchanted by the romance of California.—
Millan Verma,
Pitchfork,
30 Jan. 2026
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But silver is now an even hotter trade than Nvidia, the high-flying artificial intelligence beneficiary that has enchanted Wall Street since late 2022.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Overlooked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlooked. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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