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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 stewardship
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
During the meeting Monday evening, two residents called for stronger oversight of the project, raising concerns about the city’s obligations, should the development stall.
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Sacbee.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Walz had been criticized for his administration’s oversight of the welfare programs.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 6 Jan. 2026
The White House did not immediately release additional details regarding oversight mechanisms, timelines or whether congressional authorization would be required.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Groch, 59, will lead in the oversight and management of a court system with 154 judicial officers, nearly 1,100 employees and a budget topping $220 million.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversight
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First selected as a 20-year-old for the white-ball series against Australia in 2024, his introduction into the England environment was love at first sight for all the management involved.—
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Austin chef David Bull opened the restaurant at the Crazy Water Hotel in Mineral Wells before that hotel changed management.—
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While rebounding kept the Horned Frogs in the game early, the offense finally picked up until the mistakes piled up down the stretch.—
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Let’s look back on 2025 fantasy misses to look forward and avoid making the signature mistake of each whiff come the 2026 draft season.—
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Resilient landscaping also requires careful stewardship.—
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Under his stewardship, the district is outpacing statewide progress, exceeding pre-pandemic levels in every category, and reaching the highest levels recorded since the current state assessments were launched a decade ago.—
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The lawsuit also alleges WSU was liable for claims of outrageous conduct and other forms of negligence.—
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The legal claims included negligence, wrongful death, deceptive trade practices, and product liability.—
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Baltimore’s consent decree similarly identified major deficiencies in training, including outdated curricula, inconsistent instruction, and inadequate field supervision.—
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Factors like population density, consistent consumer demand, access to kosher supervision, supply chains, and real estate all play a role.—
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The federal government primarily finances supplemental food benefits, but the state’s share is determined, in part, by its management, as indicated by its rate of error when determining people’s eligibility.—
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The research depended on computer simulations, which meant that tiny adjustments to the initial state of the digital fluid (or any digital rounding errors) wouldn’t affect the fluid’s fate.—
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As the Palisades Fire burned out of control under hurricane-force winds, some residents chose to stay and fight, like Cort Wagner.—
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Later attention turned to flood control after a hurricane in the 1920s caused Lake Okeechobee to overflow, killing thousands.—
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The sites of protest include small cities such as Abadan and the Kurdish-majority Malekshahi in the southwestern Ilam province, where economic grievances, unemployment, and state neglect are stark.—
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For neighborhood residents, the properties have become symbols of disinvestment and neglect, drawing growing calls for city government to intervene.—
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“Oversight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversight. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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