as in eye
the ability to see
the keen eyesight of a bird of prey
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Recent Examples of eyesight
Baber’s investigation also discovered that a Vallejo phone booth that the Zodiac used to tell police where to find two victims was within eyesight of a house where Elizabeth Short had lived with her father.
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Claire Lai said her father has lost more than 10 kilograms in less than a year and now suffers from diabetes, heart issues, high blood pressure, failing eyesight and hearing, and other visible ailments.
—Katrina Samaan, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Your eyesight is pretty bad, right?
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
Last month, Stanford Medicine successfully restored eyesight in patients through an implant, at least enough to read books and signs.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
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Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 14 Jan. 2026
Claire Lai said her father has lost more than 10 kilograms in less than a year and now suffers from diabetes, heart issues, high blood pressure, failing eyesight and hearing, and other visible ailments.
—Katrina Samaan, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Your eyesight is pretty bad, right?
—Billboard Korea, Billboard, 26 Nov. 2025
Last month, Stanford Medicine successfully restored eyesight in patients through an implant, at least enough to read books and signs.
—PC Magazine, 21 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesight
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Strolling past glass display cases of fossils and earthenware artifacts, my eyes landed on a rack by the main entrance with flyers advertising children’s events and local flea markets.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even during moderate storms, auroras can appear as faint, gray or milky arcs to the naked eye, while appearing vivid in photographs.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Its onboard computer vision allows real-time detection and target tracking without external control, marking a significant step toward fully autonomous battlefield systems.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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For Jonathan Anderson’s vision of beauty at his first Dior women’s show in October, Guido Palau fluffed up models’ natural texture, not dissimilar from the windswept waves and pre-Raphaelite curls the hairstylist created for Veronica Leoni’s September Calvin Klein debut.—
Arden Fanning Andrews,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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Back in the lineup after missing the majority of the 2025/26 season through injury, the German was a sight for sore eyes.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Besotted Benedict spends most of the beginning of the episode on the hunt for his love-at-first-sight, interrogating ladies on the promenade and showing up to balls with sister Eloise (Claudia Jessie) in tow for assistance.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Eyesight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesight. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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