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the following of a custom, rule, or law
a society in which a strict observation of business etiquette is expected of visiting foreigners
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Recent Examples of observations
Lower-level commanders have the authority to conduct certain types of operations without approval from central command, if contact with Tehran is disrupted or lost–an operational guideline stemming from Iran’s observations of how the US attacked Iraq.
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Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen prepare for their journey around the far side of the moon by configuring their camera equipment shortly before beginning their lunar flyby observations.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The observations will be important for lunar and planetary scientists.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
New lunar data During the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of around 35 places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the surface.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Samples of the moon’s mantle, though, could further test this theory—while geophysical observations could address the moon’s weirdest feature.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
Less than an hour before kicking off the fly-around and intense lunar observations, the four astronauts surpassed the distance record of 248,655 miles set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Here are my observations on the 52-year-old stadium, which could be left behind in favor of a new location in the near future.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The trial also provided several important engineering observations.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Reid Wiseman and mission specialist Jeremy Hansen prepare for their journey around the far side of the moon by configuring their camera equipment shortly before beginning their lunar flyby observations.
—Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2026
The observations will be important for lunar and planetary scientists.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 7 Apr. 2026
New lunar data During the mission's loop around the moon, the crew took geological observations of around 35 places of interest on the lunar surface using their own eyes and snapping thousands of photos of the surface.
—Brendan Byrne, NPR, 7 Apr. 2026
Samples of the moon’s mantle, though, could further test this theory—while geophysical observations could address the moon’s weirdest feature.
—Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 7 Apr. 2026
Less than an hour before kicking off the fly-around and intense lunar observations, the four astronauts surpassed the distance record of 248,655 miles set by Apollo 13 in April 1970.
—Arkansas Online, 7 Apr. 2026
Here are my observations on the 52-year-old stadium, which could be left behind in favor of a new location in the near future.
—Kansas City Star, 31 Mar. 2026
The trial also provided several important engineering observations.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for observations
observances
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Worshippers can now freely gather at Christian, Jewish, and Muslim sites for major religious celebrations, including Orthodox Easter and Ramadan observances.—
Sam Mednick,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Easter Monday falls on April 6, 2026, and continues religious observances.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Observations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observations. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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