as in eye
the ability to see
the keen eyesight of a bird of prey
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Recent Examples of eyesight
Then her eyesight deteriorated, which necessitated a month of radiation.
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Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
His eyesight is expected to be better post-operation, with progressive improvement over the next six months.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
In 2021 our daughter Gabi was diagnosed with Usher Syndrome - a rare, progressive, genetic condition that is slowly and relentlessly taking away both her eyesight and hearing.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Skunks have very poor eyesight but a strong sense of smell.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Leigh Haber, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
His eyesight is expected to be better post-operation, with progressive improvement over the next six months.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
In 2021 our daughter Gabi was diagnosed with Usher Syndrome - a rare, progressive, genetic condition that is slowly and relentlessly taking away both her eyesight and hearing.
—Brad Quick, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2026
Skunks have very poor eyesight but a strong sense of smell.
—Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 4 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesight
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Folks of all ages will appreciate the nightly Sirenna ritual, which involves a musical march from the lobby down to the sand, where adults are served a local favorite alcoholic chocolate drink, and kids’ eyes will pop when a mermaid appears through the plexiglass window of the infinity pool.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Mar. 2026
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Your careful eye helps each person feel seen and respected.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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While both candidates held progressive policy positions on issues like healthcare, the difference between them centered on communication style, with Talarico’s softer rhetorical approach resonating with voters through appeals to unity and a vision of hope[1].—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Talarico is a vision of a Democratic future reminiscent of high points from the Party’s recent past—rhetorical precision, hopes, dreams.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Typically, beachy texture lends itself to frizz, but Pidgeon’s ponytail had not a single flyaway in sight, thanks to the Keraphix Liquid Crystallizer Hair Serum.—
Kaitlin Clapinski,
InStyle,
6 Mar. 2026
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Activists are also instructing people to keep them out of sight so ICE agents don’t see them and later target them.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Eyesight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesight. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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