oversee
verb (used with object)
to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage.
has been overseeing
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present perfect progressiveof oversee (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Miller has been overseeing Fairyland for about five years, and she talks of setting the tone for the park’s next seven decades.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 21, 2026
Bill Johnson, who has been overseeing the credit-card operation at Goldman, called JPMorgan saying such a clause wasn’t needed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 13, 2026
Bessent has been overseeing the search for a new chair of the central bank to replace Jerome Powell, whose term expires in May.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol has been overseeing a turnaround effort at the coffee retailer, but spent Thursday contending with a labor issue involving more than 1,000 employees who went on strike in 45 cities nationwide.
From Barron's ● Nov. 14, 2025
Boxing is one of those as the IOC, which has been overseeing Olympic boxing, has not updated the eligibility criteria rules since Tokyo 2020.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2024
