Attempt and Oversee

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Attempt verb - To make an effort to do.

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Oversee and attempt are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Oversee" instead a verb "Attempt".

Nearby Words: attempted, attempting

Oversee verb - To look after and make decisions about.

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Attempt and oversee are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Attempt" instead a verb "Oversee".

Nearby Words: overseer, overseeing, overseen

Rules- While Dib and his family move to Hawaii to oversee an auxilliary branch of Professor Membrane's labs, Zim, in an attempt to impress the Tallest, takes MALIK and leaves Earth for the Galactic Alliance.

Source: Fan Fic / Both Syllables
His explorations and modifications were both innocent and functional, but the Tech Priests who were to oversee it did not appreciate his attempt's to penetrate the secrets of their order, and he was jailed for insubordination.

Source: Literature / The Last Chancers
Though both Rainbow and Twilight commend her for her significant improvement, Fluttershy still feels humiliated and runs away yet again.On the big day, Spitfire of the Wonderbolts shows up to oversee the proceedings and witness the record-breaking attempt.

Source: Recap / My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic S2 E22 "Hurricane Fluttershy"

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