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or eying
1
as in watching
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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2
as in noticing
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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3
as in contemplating
to give serious and careful thought to
we're eyeing the possibility of buying property there
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Recent Examples of eyeing
Upcoming for Mattel Studios are Amazon MGM Studios’ Masters of the Universe in theaters on June 5, 2026 and Apple Original Films and Skydance’s Matchbox movie which is eyeing a fall 2026 release.
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Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Garner declined to specify exactly which buildings the city is eyeing, but said one location is in midtown and another, apparently more favorable, option is downtown and near Willa Gill.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Reports that the David Ellison led-Paramount Skydance was eyeing the purchase of the center-right outlet Free Press began circulating this summer.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Earlier this week, the Financial Times said GIP is eyeing a nearly $38 billion takeover of power provider AES.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The Tigers also used the portal to find solid role players in Overton and Murphy and a scorer oozing with potential in Freeman, who had NBA scouts eyeing him at the Division II level.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Under Middle East Chairman David Petraeus, KKR has been adding headcount and eyeing infrastructure in the region.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Sources say Bizzarri is eyeing additional investments in fashion.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
In August 2022, rumors swirled that Kody was eyeing a woman named Leah Marie Brown as his fifth and new wife.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Garner declined to specify exactly which buildings the city is eyeing, but said one location is in midtown and another, apparently more favorable, option is downtown and near Willa Gill.
—Sofi Zeman
october 3, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2025
Reports that the David Ellison led-Paramount Skydance was eyeing the purchase of the center-right outlet Free Press began circulating this summer.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Oct. 2025
Earlier this week, the Financial Times said GIP is eyeing a nearly $38 billion takeover of power provider AES.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
The Tigers also used the portal to find solid role players in Overton and Murphy and a scorer oozing with potential in Freeman, who had NBA scouts eyeing him at the Division II level.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Under Middle East Chairman David Petraeus, KKR has been adding headcount and eyeing infrastructure in the region.
—Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Sources say Bizzarri is eyeing additional investments in fashion.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2025
In August 2022, rumors swirled that Kody was eyeing a woman named Leah Marie Brown as his fifth and new wife.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyeing
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Someone watching Earth from this vantage point would have no way of predicting that intelligent life would someday emerge on this water-rich world.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
2 Oct. 2025
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Azarakhsh Jalalvand of Princeton University, the paper’s lead author, compares the concept to an AI watching a silent movie and generating a full soundtrack purely from the visual information.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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Signs hint at a seasonal shift Forecasters are noticing early signs that the atmosphere is starting to behave more like fall than summer.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 Oct. 2025
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But then, other passengers started noticing him.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
7 Oct. 2025
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Now, Brown is losing followers, other creators are weighing in, and another Hannah Brown is contemplating ways to distance herself from the whole thing.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
27 Sep. 2025
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In a Fox Business interview, Carr mentioned that the FTC is contemplating broadening its click-to-cancel rulemaking, asserting his disagreement with the previous administration’s approach to establishing the rule.—
Jordan Green,
Nashville Tennessean,
26 Sep. 2025
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Health inspectors cited the liquor store after observing a lack of paper towels and hand soap at the handwashing station.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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While Piaget was certainly correct in observing that children engage in a host of unusual behaviors, my lab recently uncovered evidence that upends some long-standing assumptions about the limits of children’s logical capabilities that originated with his work.—
Celeste Kidd,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Health inspectors closed the Southeast Asian restaurant after spotting several live adult and juvenile German cockroaches in areas including under sinks.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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With a little awareness and the right tools, spotting and avoiding these scams becomes much easier.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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And considering Maye’s 17 sacks this season — already half his total from 2024 — McDaniels had plenty of reasons to justify a conservative approach.—
Jeff Howe,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Panelist Alex Minard, NCTA’s vice president and lead legislative counsel, said 24 states are considering legislation to address this problem.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PC Magazine,
7 Oct. 2025
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Several workers have also described seeing a few 20-something, red haired men with a mischievous vibe.—
Maggie Menderski,
Louisville Courier Journal,
3 Oct. 2025
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The girl also reported seeing inappropriate images on the screensaver of an iPad at Berrelez’s home.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Oct. 2025
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On Sept 5, 2024, a year before his death, Charlie Kirk was debating at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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The effect is to infuse the story with an undeniable and knowing nostalgia; how quaint, at Alma’s party, to find everyone debating matters of representational consequence.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Eyeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyeing. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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