1
as in seeing
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 mentioning
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 noticing
This could include asking questions about when patients are noticing their hives (after a hot shower or after being in the sun, for example), or asking patients to keep a symptom diary.
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Zia Sherrell, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
But many are also noticing who’s devastated by the news these days and who isn’t.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
My exhaustion and the distractions prevented me from immediately noticing the primary problem.
—P. Daniel Patterson, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
Restaurant workers handling dead roaches and not noticing enough rodent poop to fill a human toilet lowlight this week’s Sick and Shut Down List of South Florida restaurants failing inspection.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
After noticing the kids were lethargic and that the gummy worms contained THC, the woman took them to the hospital, according to a police report.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Fulcher was on the Saint George School District 258 board in Kankakee County from 2008 to 2010 and was inspired to seek a seat on the Cook County Board after noticing a lack of political engagement from community members.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Committee members said San Diego already goes beyond state law when noticing residents of such hikes.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Video footage shows the person approaching the front door, noticing the camera and trying to cover the lens with their hand.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Zia Sherrell, Health, 20 Feb. 2026
But many are also noticing who’s devastated by the news these days and who isn’t.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
My exhaustion and the distractions prevented me from immediately noticing the primary problem.
—P. Daniel Patterson, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2026
Restaurant workers handling dead roaches and not noticing enough rodent poop to fill a human toilet lowlight this week’s Sick and Shut Down List of South Florida restaurants failing inspection.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2026
After noticing the kids were lethargic and that the gummy worms contained THC, the woman took them to the hospital, according to a police report.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Fulcher was on the Saint George School District 258 board in Kankakee County from 2008 to 2010 and was inspired to seek a seat on the Cook County Board after noticing a lack of political engagement from community members.
—Olivia Stevens, Chicago Tribune, 19 Feb. 2026
Committee members said San Diego already goes beyond state law when noticing residents of such hikes.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Video footage shows the person approaching the front door, noticing the camera and trying to cover the lens with their hand.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noticing
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Around back-to-school time every August, health providers in Dallas are used to seeing lines of patients out the door to get routine immunizations, Huang said, but not this year.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Daughter #1 will not communicate with #2 and won’t even acknowledge her new baby and even seeing a photo of the baby can set her off.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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In lieu of mentioning Elvis’ off-stage reality, Luhrmann deepens a song’s effect by cutting to personal photographs that are a little out of context.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Focusing on Mental Health Everything changed when a 24-year-old Simone Biles withdrew from the finals during the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, mentioning her mental health struggles.—
Kristy Alpert,
Outside,
19 Feb. 2026
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Lacking distinct features and used in the electrode at less than five percent by weight, the component plays an important role in holding the electrodes together, and spotting it can help improve its performance, according to a press release.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Feb. 2026
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Locals say more than 30,000 green vervet monkeys live on the island, with early morning and late afternoon the best time for monkey spotting.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Feb. 2026
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Apart from specifying that the number of wolves had to exceed the state’s endangerment cutoff, legislators never defined what such a sustainable level might be.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Feb. 2026
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Entire chapters specifying how nuclear material should be secured and what sorts of physical barriers should be built to protect it have been reduced to bullet points.—
Geoff Brumfiel,
NPR,
28 Jan. 2026
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This loss hurts Mizzou’s tournament chances Mizzou remains in a tough situation regarding the NCAA Tournament.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
22 Feb. 2026
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The claims regarding Meta and YouTube are somewhat different, as are the companies’ defenses.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
22 Feb. 2026
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Private preschools forced to close Holmes disputed the study’s conclusion that transitional kindergarten was contributing to private preschool closures, noting that could have been driven by declining birth rates, too.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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Moderna has disputed that reasoning, noting that FDA rules and guidance do not actually require trials to use the most advanced or highest-dose vaccine as a comparator in clinical studies.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
18 Feb. 2026
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Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall expressed gratitude in her State of the City address that the owners of a warehouse that ICE was eying as a detention facility had announced plans not to sell or lease the property to the federal government.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The American and Canadian men’s hockey teams have been eyeing each other since Connor McDavid’s overtime goal lifted Canada over the US in the 4 Nations tournament in Boston last February.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
20 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of cellphone and body camera videos reviewed by CNN show that immigration agents are routinely threatening to arrest people who follow or film videos of them, sometimes specifically citing the statute.—
Isabelle Chapman,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Mayor Karen Bass joined calls for Wasserman’s resignation, citing his involvement in the Epstein-Maxwell scandal.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Noticing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noticing. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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