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as in management
the act or activity of looking after and making decisions about something
oversight of the club's fund-raising activities
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as in mistake
an unintentional departure from truth or accuracy
claiming "three billion" instead of "three million" was just an oversight
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as in supervision
the duty or function of watching or guarding for the sake of proper direction or control
you'll have oversight of the troop until the scoutmaster returns
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as in negligence
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
failing to lock the car can be an expensive oversight if it gets stolen
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Recent Examples of oversight
Yet the same access that facilitates oversight can also be used to shield questionable practices from government scrutiny, C4ADS wrote.
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Wells Fargo didn’t admit to wrongdoing, but the Fed required the bank to improve oversight of its compensation and performance management policies for mortgage loan officers and underwriters.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Both were struck by the lack of clear quantitative measures for the metrics, and said their placement — tucked into an exhibit at the contract’s end — potentially signals an effort to quietly anchor political oversight into the role.
—Garrett Shanley, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
This shift will require employees to develop new skills, particularly in areas such as AI oversight, strategic planning and creative problem-solving.
—Deepinder Singh Sethi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 June 2025
Wells Fargo didn’t admit to wrongdoing, but the Fed required the bank to improve oversight of its compensation and performance management policies for mortgage loan officers and underwriters.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 June 2025
Both were struck by the lack of clear quantitative measures for the metrics, and said their placement — tucked into an exhibit at the contract’s end — potentially signals an effort to quietly anchor political oversight into the role.
—Garrett Shanley, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 June 2025
This shift will require employees to develop new skills, particularly in areas such as AI oversight, strategic planning and creative problem-solving.
—Deepinder Singh Sethi, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversight
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FlexJobs data shows that the most in-demand remote jobs of 2025, still hiring right now, include software engineering, product management, project management, and customer success, to name a few.—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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Conversely, people spend an inordinate amount of time on weight management, cardiovascular improvement and muscular strength.—
Matt Parrott,
Arkansas Online,
15 June 2025
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The Cubs, though, have provided structure, positive reinforcement and the runway to make mistakes and figure out what works.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
15 June 2025
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Status threat, risk of irrelevance, and making mistakes are common barriers.—
Julie Kratz,
Forbes.com,
15 June 2025
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But there’s a critical difference between medical treatment and recreational experimentation: Medical ketamine is delivered under professional supervision for treatment-resistant depression.—
John Samuels,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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After those treatments, patients were evenly split into groups that either bulked up their regular exercise routines in a three-year program that included coaching and supervision or were simply given health education.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 June 2025
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The suit indicates three counts of negligence and carelessness which resulted in Xavier Anderson’s death and parties should be held liable.—
Kennedy Sessions,
Kansas City Star,
13 June 2025
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The jury found that Elijah’s negligence also proximately caused his death.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2025
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Alex Kent / Getty Images But organizers and supporters see a pattern in the sponsorship cancellations, which some consider implicit byproducts of the Trump administration's anti-DEI policies and ongoing attacks on transgender Americans.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
6 June 2025
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The Trump administration’s tough stance on the budget and waste reduction will place Smith in a challenging position, leading an organization that acknowledges the need for reform but lacks the drive to implement it.—
Walter Pavlo,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The government has admitted in court that his deportation was an administrative error.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
7 June 2025
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At least some of the errors produced by his code can be traced to using older versions of OpenAI models available through the VA — models not capable of solving complex tasks, according to the experts consulted by ProPublica.—
Brandon Roberts,
ProPublica,
6 June 2025
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The avenue for success relies on community engagement, ethical stewardship and cross-disciplinary collaboration.—
FNU Anupama,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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And that’s the thing with the Heat during Pat Riley’s three decades of stewardship, there rarely are moves made out of desperation.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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The building sustained damage from neglect and vandalism, which prompted Carbone to take the owners to court to request making Torrington the receiver of the inn to find a new developer.—
Emily M. Olson,
Hartford Courant,
7 June 2025
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The common thread among nearly everyone facing execution in the U.S. is present in the four executions set to take place over four days next week - abuse, addiction and neglect at childhood.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 June 2025
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“Oversight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversight. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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