oversees

verb

present tense third-person singular of oversee
1
as in supervises
to look after and make decisions about will oversee the new manufacturing division

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

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

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4
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 The mortgage wholesaler sent a letter dated July 16 to the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, urging the agency to modify or postpone the changes. — Sarah Agostino, CNBC, 1 Aug. 2026 The Minnesota Department of Health oversees the assisted living facility. — Conor Wight, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 People have sold personal belongings, like their cars, to afford services that turn out to be bogus, said Christopher Ross, who oversees migration and refugee resettlement services at Catholic Charities USA. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 Gym manager Jess Lemos, who oversees RISE, echoed this sentiment. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026 Spokespeople for Telekom and the Treasury Department, which oversees CFIUS, did not respond to requests for comment. — Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 31 July 2026 The board sets education policy, maintains academic standards, and oversees educational licenses and the accreditation system. — Zuri Primos july 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026 Henry Gardner, the director of a body that oversees the Coliseum’s affairs, said Saturday that Oakland Roots SC had missed its deadline a day earlier to make good on a defaulted lease payment. — Shomik Mukherjee, Mercury News, 26 July 2026 The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, has said Araujo was not the target of their initial deportation operation in the Houston area. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversees
  1. supervises
  2. handles
  3. watches
  4. examines
  5. manages
  6. inspects
  7. operates
  8. scans
Verb
  • The State Board of Education supervises public K–12 education across the state, overseeing educational interests in Kansas.
    — Zuri Primos July 26, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • David Smith, who supervises the district’s aedes crew, said his team has received an increasing number of service requests for day-biting mosquitoes within the neighborhood.
    — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of supervises
Verb
  • The Justice Department office that handles immigration courts said in a statement that judges were adjusting their schedules to resolve cases more quickly, while making sure all cases get handled fairly and lawfully.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Super Cruise pretty much handles all highway driving, including executing lane changes.
    — Brooke Crothers, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of handles
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  • His dad does crossword puzzles at night while his mother watches reruns of McCarthy’s old Green Bay games.
    — Mike DeFabo, New York Times, 27 July 2026
  • But almost everyone watches romance stories, which account for 76% of female viewing and 54% of male viewing.
    — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 24 July 2026
Definition of watches
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  • Her work examines fashion as a cultural and ideological system, with a focus on copying, repetition, and reuse as critical and pedagogical strategies to question dominant notions of originality and value.
    — Vogue, Vogue, 30 July 2026
  • The research examines nearly 2,000 past and future total solar eclipse paths, comparing them with present-day national borders to determine how frequently each country experiences the rare celestial event.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of examines
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  • When a child manages to avoid catastrophic harm, recovery can still mean surgery, months out of school, and potentially lifelong mental health issues.
    — J. Todd R. Lawrence, STAT, 27 July 2026
  • The song manages an even larger positional gain on the Billboard Global Excl.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of manages
Verb
  • The skin care range, which is made in France, is certified organic by Ecocert, an independent organization that inspects and certifies organic and sustainable products.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 31 July 2026
  • In the clip, Hayley inspects the hook while the couple’s three children offer encouragement from nearby.
    — Amber Harding OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of inspects
Verb
  • Now, the non-profit operates with around 40 full-time employees, 60 partner organizations and 130 corner stores with a Kanbe’s Market inside.
    — Zuri Primos July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
  • The System Determines Where Effort Goes Every sales team operates inside a structure that determines where effort actually flows.
    — Jeff Winters, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of operates
Verb
  • Consider its standard features, including an adaptive suspension that scans the road and adjusts the ride accordingly.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 26 July 2026
  • And for all the whinging about the cast’s racial diversity, the actor who in some ways reads least as an ancient Greek is Matt Damon, whose Odysseus scans as American, which is almost certainly the point.
    — Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 21 July 2026
Definition of scans

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