as in discovery
the act or process of sighting or learning the existence of something for the first time
the spotting of a new bird is always a thrill for an avid bird-watcher
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as in sprinkling
to mark with small spots especially unevenly
to give the effect of sunlight on water, the artist spotted the lake in his painting with flecks of gold paint
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as in noticing
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
I spotted both of them as they tried to sneak out the back door
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as in spraying
to cover by or as if by scattering something over or on
the TV networks had spotted reporters all over the state for the election
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Nonetheless, the discovery of the ultrablack cuticle in the Brazilian velvet ant, Traumatomutilla bifurca, makes this species unique amongst their relatives, the bees, wasps and ants.—
GrrlScientist,
Forbes,
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The duck hunter's discovery comes after the recovery of the body of Wesley Cornett who went duck hunting with his brother on the weekend of Dec. 14-15, also in North Carolina.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
People.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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The court's opinion also cited Congress' finding that under Chinese law, companies can be required to turn over data to the Chinese government.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
17 Jan. 2025
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Though the Justice Department’s experts once again toured the remaining pediatric nursing homes, in May and June of 2022, records of their findings have been sealed or redacted in the court file.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
17 Jan. 2025
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In particular, health districts and hospitals are seeing more flu and pertussis, known as whooping cough.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Jan. 2025
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The games have been about playing spoiler in the NFC playoff picture and seeing what on this 2024 roster is transferrable to the future.—
Saad Yousuf,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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Many of their proposals are similarly focusing on acoustic and visual detection of these drones.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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This approach, of course, is the case for diagnosing cancer, and early detection can help save lives.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN,
17 Jan. 2025
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Just peppering it in throughout the season, to keep it alive.—
Carly Thomas,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Dec. 2024
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Straight from the hotel docks, our captain showed us around the various villas and properties dotted around the lake, peppering in some historical and pop-culture factoids, like how the idyllic Villa Balbianello was featured in the Star Wars prequel films.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
7 Dec. 2024
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Is general manager Brian Cashman eyeing third baseman Alex Bregman as his final big splash of the winter?—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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After a year spent juggling collegiate and elite competition, Leanne returns to Gainesville, FL for her senior year – and eyeing an NCAA team title.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes,
2 Jan. 2025
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Operations in Egypt are only just recovering from a production slump, and uncertainty remains regarding the start of production for its Suriname project.—
Ariel Cohen,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Newly released military documents regarding New Year's Day attackers Matthew Livelsberger and Shamsud-Din Jabbar show that while both were stationed at then-Fort Bragg and deployed to Afghanistan, the two never served together.—
Greg Wehner,
Fox News,
6 Jan. 2025
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