ESPIES Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

espies

verb

present tense third-person singular of espy

as in notices

to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes out of the corner of my eye I espied the squirrel making another raid on the bird feeder

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If any one of those pieces are off, the owner notices, because their livelihood depends on noticing.

— Joel Goldstein, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
About ten minutes into the standoff, the detective notices Bottom holding something in his hand.

— Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of notices

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Having dressed numerous actresses throughout her career, Chiuri sees a shift in red carpet culture toward individualized creations and, more recently, greater restraint.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
Her firm sees the Indian currency trading around 97 per US dollar by end-2026 and at 98 rupees by mid-2027.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of sees

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Swift is expected to plunge back through Earth’s atmosphere by year’s end, as solar storms drag its orbit lower, while Katalyst eyes future rescue attempts for other telescopes such as Hubble.

— Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
The film will enter production this November in Vermont as production company GrizzlieBradFilms LLC eyes a 2028 debut.

— Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of eyes

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Vik spots it when Christy asks him to help her reverse-image-search Bo’s face.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
If someone spots the morality police approaching, English lessons are wiped from the whiteboard in seconds, and notebooks are replaced with needlework.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

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