as in overhead
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as in ignoring
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as in dominating
to look down on
the fortress overlooks the city
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as in forgetting
to fail to give proper attention to
you've overlooked your chores again this week
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as in overseeing
to be in charge of
you'll be asked to overlook larger projects in the future
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as in possessing
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 examining
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 forgiving
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 supervising
to look after and make decisions about
the engineer hired to overlook the construction of the canal
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Recent Examples of overlooking
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
Book a suite or opt for a room with a balcony overlooking bustling Delmas Avenue in the heart of downtown.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Compliance is another critical dimension that business leaders can't risk overlooking.
—Harvendra Singh, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Hanna Park, CNN Money, 11 Jan. 2026
Eventually, state workers were relocated and the building sat empty for more than two years overlooking I-84 until it was sold in 2020 for $1 million.
—Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 11 Jan. 2026
Private beaches, protected mangroves, and dense tropical foliage provide cover for 274 upscale suites and private villas overlooking the Mesoamerican Barrier Reef.
—Gemma Price, Travel + Leisure, 11 Jan. 2026
The suites feature balconies overlooking Brook Street.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Jan. 2026
One summer day, Joe O’Donnell conversed with his wife and daughter inside a gazebo overlooking a small lake, taking a midday break from running their horse boarding facility, Irish Acres.
—Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
Through Esnad, Saleh owns a $2 million waterfront luxury condominium overlooking Dumfoundling Bay in Aventura, property records show.
—Deena Sabry, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Our production office was uptown, Mambo Hy Talent Agency between 53rd and 54th, a five-room apartment overlooking Broadway.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
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So what to make of the overlooking of this corruption of the market?
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Smaller protests took place in Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Denver, Colorado; Durham, North Carolina; and Tempe, Arizona, where protesters lined a bridge overlooking a highway.
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Note that this bag is larger than most of the others on this list, and may not fit in the overhead bin on all airlines—always be sure to check your airline’s baggage limits directly!—
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Smyth used a pair of (clean) boxer shorts to cover the overhead fixture, and instantly, the entire mood changed.—
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Rather than creating a harsh line, the fresh fringe moves and breathes, complementing her features instead of dominating them.—
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That fuels hopes that pills could help address the long-standing affordability hurdles tied to the weekly injections dominating the weight loss drug market.—
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Alyssa Farah Griffin attempted to cut in, with Navarro ignoring her in the moment.—
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James said the administration has not provided evidence of fraud or misuse of child care funding in New York, while ignoring the standard processes for withholding such funds.—
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Marcano Tábata is widely identified by human rights groups as part of the command structure overseeing detention centers where political prisoners have been held, including facilities accused of systematic abuse and torture.—
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Calvello will serve as Mamdani’s chief government spokesperson, overseeing City Hall’s press office, with a portfolio focused on national issues, according to sources.—
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Dykstra, 62, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of possessing narcotics and narcotic-related equipment but was not taken into custody, trooper Kody Nowicki told The Athletic.—
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Brown has a prior felony gun conviction in Contra Costa that bars him from possessing firearms, according to the criminal complaint.—
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Whether revisiting legendary careers or examining the fleeting intensity of modern pop, these films offer music lovers a chance to experience the stories behind the sound.—
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This past summer, Brossoit and doctors, after examining his right hip, found the root cause of the knee pain — a cam lesion on the head of his femur that was causing issues with cartilage inside the joint.—
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This opening scene establishes a human, forgiving tone for a movie in which we are often encouraged to laugh with our heroes but never at them.—
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The waistband of the wide-leg trousers is fitted with elastic for a stretchy, forgiving fit, and they’re even designed with two deep side pockets that’ll hold your phone in a pinch.—
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Although Shirley’s video implied the day care was empty, several of the violations noted in that report involved overcrowding, with too many children in some rooms and too few adults supervising them.—
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That’s one of the big goals of the San Diego Public Library’s winter reading challenge, explains Emily Derry, the library’s supervising librarian for youth and family services.—
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“Overlooking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overlooking. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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