1
as in watched
to keep one's eyes on
a lot of his backyard bird watching was spent eyeing the squirrels as they depleted the bird feeder of seeds
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as in noticed
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
I wondered who tracked dirt all over the floor until I eyed the muddy sneakers
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as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to
we're eyeing the possibility of buying property there
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Recent Examples of eyed
The city's purchase of the downtown Indianapolis heliport, which sits on land eyed as a potential site for a future soccer stadium, has stalled after Attorney General Todd Rokita and a Fort Wayne billionaire asked federal officials to reconsider their approval of the deal.
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose parents left Cuba a few years before Fidel Castro took power, has eyed the regime in Havana as one of the world’s most pernicious, inhumane and troublesome.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
In the offseason, ESPN reported Antetokounmpo eyed the Knicks as a potential destination, and that the Knicks and Bucks even discussed what a deal might look like.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
The first titles being eyed for adaptation are the Mistborn series, for features, and The Stormlight Archive series, for television.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
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Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio, whose parents left Cuba a few years before Fidel Castro took power, has eyed the regime in Havana as one of the world’s most pernicious, inhumane and troublesome.
—Daniel Depetris, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026
In the offseason, ESPN reported Antetokounmpo eyed the Knicks as a potential destination, and that the Knicks and Bucks even discussed what a deal might look like.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 29 Jan. 2026
The first titles being eyed for adaptation are the Mistborn series, for features, and The Stormlight Archive series, for television.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
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Most nights there is live music, best watched while sipping one of the incredible cocktails.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Feb. 2026
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The group was interestingly joined by actor Michael Douglas, who spoke as Riley’s friend, while several Lakers Showtime greats watched from the audience.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Stamos-Buesig in turn noticed problems with the group’s bank records and contacted the district attorney’s office, according to both prosecutors and Stamos-Buesig.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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As many fans have noticed, Muffin and all of the kids in the show grow up over time.—
Miranda Rake,
Parents,
19 Feb. 2026
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Some teachers and staff were concerned about losing their doctors when DPS pondered ending its 52 year relationship with Kaiser Permanente.—
Jesse Sarles,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Moe pondered this for half a second.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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The team led by Paola Tiranti observed Uranus for nearly a full rotation, detecting the faint glow from molecules up to 3,100 miles (5,000 kilometres) above the cloud tops.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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The Apollo missions revealed elements of the lunar near side that had never been observed.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Six unmarked police cars were spotted on the Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, where Mountbatten-Windsor recently moved, according to the Daily Telegraph newspaper.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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He was arrested after a resident spotted him hiding in a nearby laundry room at the apartment complex.—
Katie Wiseman,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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Nvidia's $30 billion investment in OpenAI is different from what was contemplated in September, but the company could still decide to invest in subsequent rounds that align with that framework, the person said.—
Ashley Capoot,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
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But Kelce has contemplated retirement several years in a row, and innumerable off-field opportunities await the charismatic fiancé of Taylor Swift.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2026
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During the trial, jurors learned about grim Google searches Brian had made after his wife died, including how to saw a body and how to clean blood off of wood floors.—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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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
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Over the last several years, changes in the law and an evolving approach regarding youth offenders cleared the way for Williams to ask to have his sentence vacated on the grounds that it could be considered de facto life without parole.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The classified documents case was once considered the most serious of the four criminal cases against him.—
ALANNA DURKIN RICHER,
Arkansas Online,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyed. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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