espied

past tense of espy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for espied
Verb
  • One day, Mae noticed Gracie was looking a little larger than usual.
    Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The following day, the company noticed suspicious activity on its own network.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • By comparison, during the last two years, there were hundreds spotted.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • No route is as dizzyingly steep, and the world’s best have eyed it for decades.
    Outside, Outside, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Amtrak, often regarded as an albatross around taxpayers’ necks, lost more—about $705 million—but serves more than 500 stops, including many that a private enterprise would never bother with and that a public one is obligated to serve.
    Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Maine backed Kamala Harris by around seven points in November 2024 and Collins is widely regarded as one of the most vulnerable Republican senators.
    James Bickerton, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Espied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/espied. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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