as in noticed
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land
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Recent Examples of sighted
Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The distance to the sheep across the canyon seemed considerably more than the 200 yards for which my sporterized 1917 Enfield with 3X Weaver scope was sighted.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
In July 2023, the AI system sighted one such event, which astronomers classified SN 2023zkd.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
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Verb
But analyzing the situation by only playing one against the other is short-sighted.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
The distance to the sheep across the canyon seemed considerably more than the 200 yards for which my sporterized 1917 Enfield with 3X Weaver scope was sighted.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Reason to hope As a result of their rarity from the 1950s to 1980s, scientists – including myself – believed that any flamingos sighted intermittently around Florida were not wild birds but rather escapees from captive populations.
—Jerome Lorenz, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
In July 2023, the AI system sighted one such event, which astronomers classified SN 2023zkd.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sighted
Verb
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One day, Mae noticed Gracie was looking a little larger than usual.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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The following day, the company noticed suspicious activity on its own network.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This story retains a hold on people to a degree that most are likely scarcely aware of.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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But lucid dreaming involves metacognition, which is a type of cognitive control in which someone becomes aware of their own thoughts.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
28 Oct. 2025
Verb
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By comparison, during the last two years, there were hundreds spotted.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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The couple inadvertently confirmed the news at the Los Angeles International Airport on Friday, when they were spotted kissing and holding hands.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The crux of our thesis is that Corning’s optical communication enterprise business is a big winner in the AI data center buildout, so that’s an important box to check this quarter.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
26 Oct. 2025
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By designing two complementary layers—a tunable optical active layer and a mechanically distinct passive layer—the team created modular actuators capable of diverse motions, from directional movement to secure object gripping.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Robin is about 30% autonomous, while a team of operators working remotely controls the rest under the watchful eyes of clinical staff.—
HALLIE GOLDEN THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
26 Oct. 2025
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Palestinian schoolgirls saunter down a street in the Gaza Strip under the watchful eye of an Israeli patrol.—
Susan Sontag,
Vogue,
26 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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According to one expert, Stephen Parello of BoSox Injection, a leading candidate on the free agent market eyed by the Red Sox as a Bregman replacement will now be unavailable.—
Jon Vankin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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No route is as dizzyingly steep, and the world’s best have eyed it for decades.—
Outside,
Outside,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Commission Director Doug Schoenrock said the agency will continue to be vigilant in its efforts to find the bear responsible for the attack.—
Bill Bowden,
Arkansas Online,
24 Oct. 2025
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While authorities say the incident was not random, school officials are asking students to remain vigilant as university police work to identify and locate the suspect.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Sighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sighted. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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