: having sight
clear-sighted
a sighted person
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The issue was reminiscent of a major flaw in the optics of Webb's predecessor, the Hubble Space Telescope, which was shown to be noticeably near-sighted after reaching orbit in 1990.
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Research led by the Stanford Graduate School of Business has found that this may be a short-sighted strategy.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
With more than 100 million adults living with obesity, continuing to deny access to these treatments is short-sighted and expensive.
—Mario H. Lopez, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
What To Know Police in Denmark said drones were sighted over the course of approximately five hours overnight from Wednesday into Thursday at Aalborg airport, causing its closure, and at smaller airports at Sønderborg and Esbjerg.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Research led by the Stanford Graduate School of Business has found that this may be a short-sighted strategy.
—Liz Weston, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Nov. 2025
With more than 100 million adults living with obesity, continuing to deny access to these treatments is short-sighted and expensive.
—Mario H. Lopez, Boston Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
What To Know Police in Denmark said drones were sighted over the course of approximately five hours overnight from Wednesday into Thursday at Aalborg airport, causing its closure, and at smaller airports at Sønderborg and Esbjerg.
—Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Sep. 2025
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“Sighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sighted. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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sighted
adjective
sight·ed
ˈsīt-əd 
: having sight
clear-sighted
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