seen

Definition of seennext
past participle of see
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as in experienced
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it a writer who saw World War II through the eyes of a common soldier

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as in visited
to make a social call upon you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon

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Recent Examples of seen Other boaters in the surrounding area assisted with flipping the boat, allowing the little boy, who was wearing a life vest, to be seen on the side. Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 In fact, this summer in particular has seen countless celebrities and street style stars proving that wearing tall boots in hot weather is absolutely a thing. Abby Morgan Lebet, Glamour, 6 July 2026 The space agency shared a video showing fireworks over Los Angeles as seen from the Earth-orbiting outpost. Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026 In some he is seen with his son Mojtaba Khamenei, who has been named supreme leader but has not appeared in public or issued an audio statement since the war began. Marc Smith, NBC news, 6 July 2026 SpaceX, which owns the xAI business, has seen its stock likewise swing after its ballyhooed IPO. Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026 The once-inseparable besties haven’t even been seen together since 2018, so how the hell did Kloss nab an invite to Swift’s wedding? Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 6 July 2026 Last month, the reflecting pool turned from blue to green days after the renovation was complete, and contractors were seen pouring bottles of hydrogen peroxide into the pool in an attempt to kill the algae. Philip Wang, Time, 6 July 2026 Only around 24% of French households have air conditioning according to France’s energy transition agency – up from 18% just two years ago, but still far below the roughly 50% seen in neighboring Italy. CNN Money, 7 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seen
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  • Fans later noticed what appeared to be Swift's phone lock screen in the third photo of an Instagram carousel Kelce shared.
    Bryan West, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • Everything is noticed, which is so fantastic and gives us all such joy.
    CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026
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  • Tornadoes are rare in Hubei province, which experienced its last one in May 2021.
    Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Such was the drop-off in form that Casemiro experienced at Manchester United, that he was omitted from Brazil’s Copa America squad in 2024 under previous coach Dorival Junior.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 6 July 2026
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  • Video footage of the dogs at Dingo Doggies Campus shows the pups walking on treadmills, training in the gym and relaxing on beds while booms and fireworks sounds can be heard in the background.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • If the sky becomes threatening and thunder can be heard, find a safe place to shelter.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
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  • Within three seconds, phones sensed the P-waves of the first quake, said Marc Stogaitis, a principal engineer at Google who works on the early warning system.
    Amy Graff, New York Times, 27 June 2026
  • Leviticus writer-director Adrian Chiarella sensed a shift in the world’s acceptance and tolerance toward the LGBTQIA+ community.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026
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  • Two stands visited recently by Times reporters didn’t even have a sign displaying the name of the business.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • Al-Sharaa, who visited the White House last year, is also slated to meet Wednesday with a congressional delegation led by Senate Foreign Affairs Committee ranking member Jeanne Shaheen.
    Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 8 July 2026
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  • Jesse Lee Soffer, who played Jay Halstead, left the show in 2022, while Tracy Spiridakos, known for her role as Detective Hailey Upton, exited in 2024.
    Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Also known as consumption, this bacterial infection primarily attacks the lungs.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
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  • The Munizes included the same statement in a new post that instead was accompanied by a photo of the family of three.
    Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • The byproduct was irritated, itchy skin with the discomfort of scratches, scabs and the stink that accompanied it.
    Katherine Ott, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
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  • The tools now entering those classrooms are more powerful and far less accountable than anyone writing that legislation could have imagined.
    Masha Pearl, Sun Sentinel, 5 July 2026
  • The men who signed that document could not have imagined artificial intelligence, quantum computing or cyberspace.
    Emil Sayegh, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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“Seen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seen. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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