noticed

verb

past tense of notice
1
as in spotted
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes did you notice what she was wearing?

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2
as in mentioned
to make reference to or speak about briefly but specifically briefly noticed in his lecture the author's first published work

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Recent Examples of noticed That March, Tahmasbi noticed strangers loitering around his apartment building. — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 The group also intended to export another 56 servers, but was stopped after Taiwan Customs noticed irregularities in the shipment. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 Amgen is being noticed by people who haven't looked at it in a long time. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 At Fleet Feet’s Columbus Circle store in New York, employees have noticed increased interest in moisture-wicking and cooling apparel, as well as high-electrolyte drink mixes, capsules and chewable tablets. — Nadia Neophytou, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Eventually her talents were noticed, and she was promoted into roles that best aligned with her passion to serve. — Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026 Earlier this summer, staff at the Royal Oak Public Library in Oakland County noticed bedbugs on some furniture during a building inspection. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Nearly an hour after Nolan was last seen, friends on one of the boats noticed its bilge pump had failed and water was rapidly filling the hull, Tyler Cox and Edward Paltzik, attorneys for the friends, told CNN. — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 The couple’s bodies were discovered on the kitchen floor of their Atwater Township home by a neighbor who noticed their lawn mower had been in front of their home for several days. — ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noticed
  1. spotted
  2. mentioned
  3. saw
  4. cited
  5. eyed
  6. noted
  7. remarked
  8. specified
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  • The crabs were first spotted in the Mediterranean Sea in the last century but really began wreaking havoc only around a decade ago, when their population surged, posing a threat both to native biodiversity and to the fishing industry.
    — Gennaro Tomma, Scientific American, 25 Aug. 2026
  • News first leaked that Cohen would be making another Ali G project in July and he was spotted in character attending Wimbledon.
    — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • Webb mentioned his poor performance in Boston in 2024, allowing four runs on nine hits over 3 2/3 innings.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The agency responded by sending CNN an op-ed by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins that mentioned neither the elections nor beef prices.
    — Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of mentioned
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  • In the book, Covey tells the story of a man relentlessly sawing down a tree.
    — Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 2 June 2026
  • Jordan Walker, sawed off by a 96 mph sinker, lined out softly.
    — Matt Kawahara, Houston Chronicle, 19 Apr. 2026
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  • Masanori Kumagai/Kyodo News via AP Hiraguchi cited surveys showing the vast majority of Japanese supporting the death penalty as an unavoidable option.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Crossings in the Strait of Hormuz remain low, with just seven commodity ships passing through on Thursday – half of Wednesday’s total, according to Kpler data cited by Reuters.
    — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of cited
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  • With Amazon proposing a massive fulfillment center, the Hopkins-Allen mill eyed for a 172-unit apartment conversion and several other potential developments in the pipeline, Norwich Mayor Swarnjit Singh is pressing for more.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Kushner, of permanent-capital holding company Thrive Eternal and younger brother of Jared Kushner, and Iger, Disney’s former chief executive, were recently looking into an expansion franchise as the NBA eyed new teams in Seattle and Las Vegas.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of eyed
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  • While padlocks have been found at Jewish cemeteries in Poland, the study authors noted the site carried no other characteristic features suggesting this was a Jewish grave.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The group noted that more than 140,000 Haitians have been deported from neighboring countries, including the Dominican Republic, in the first half of the year alone.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of noted
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  • Netanyahu, as others have remarked, likes to build his next coalition ahead of the election rather than after it.
    — Andrew Carey, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Former Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver even remarked that the deserved more playing time after the first game.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of remarked
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  • According to Jason Lloyd of The Athletic, the Buss family trust specified that whenever any of the siblings died, their shares would be equally disbursed among the remaining siblings.
    — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Union keeps track of zombie programs In January, Congress passed an appropriations bill, which became law, that specified funding for more than 200 projects and activities.
    — Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Noticed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noticed. Accessed 26 Aug. 2026.

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