ESPYING Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

espying

verb

present participle of espy

as in noticing

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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Researchers identified the activity in May after noticing unusual edits and messages appearing across the site.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026
So far, demolition has revolved around the lower sections of the structures, but soon, daily commuters will likely begin noticing the steady changes.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of noticing

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Around that time, spotting it on nearby evenings or mornings will be extremely difficult.

— Joe Rao, Space.com, 5 Sep. 2026
The north end of the beach features Whiskey Creek, a quiet brackish river that is great for kayaking and occasionally spotting some manatees (though highly unlikely at this time of year).

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of spotting

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This makes for another scene where actually seeing Hal and John show their work might’ve been helpful.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026
Jenkins said sextortion is another significant concern that can impact children with law enforcement seeing particularly serious impacts among teen boys.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of seeing

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Investors are also eyeing a meeting of G20 finance ministers, central bank governors and others in Asheville, North Carolina.

— Sean Conlon,Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026
The distributor’s event film Legend of the White Dragon is eyeing $529k from limited screenings at 596 theaters.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of eyeing

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System rules regarding scannability and link formatting should only act as soft, secondary suggestions on how to style the text, rather than hard walls that truncate the content entirely.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
Land use law The law regarding acquiring public park land is blurred.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

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