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as in to experience
to come to a knowledge of (something) by living through it a writer who saw World War II through the eyes of a common soldier

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as in to visit
to make a social call upon you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon

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Recent Examples of see The North and Central Cascades of Oregon and the South Washington Cascades could see between 6 and 12 inches of snow above 3,500 feet, with the heaviest snowfall expected on Saturday and Sunday. Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025 Passionate about motorcycles, he was last seen in a Hamas video in April 2025 alongside hostage Maksim Harkin Elkana Bohbot (36) — was working at the Nova music festival when he was abducted. Itay Stern, NPR, 13 Oct. 2025 Native America saw its population decline by 95% within 130 years of initial European contact, the museum said. Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Oct. 2025 Once that threshold is reached, the planet will see more frequent and intense extreme weather and strains on food production and water access—impacts many nations vulnerable to climate change are already seeing. Simmone Shah, Time, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for see
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Verb
  • Mariah had noticed the young soldier standing alone while everyone else celebrated with loved ones.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Now is not the time for pastors to wilt or keep our heads down, hoping against hope that we won’t be noticed.
    Rev. Nathan Empsall, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, there is evidence to suggest a 4-2-3-1 structure is experiencing a renaissance in the Premier League.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The results confirm what the folks at Prime Video experienced when S3 of TSITP amassed 70M viewers globally in its first 70 days, a 65% jump from S2 over the same time frame.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Portable Charger There’s nothing worse than getting halfway through a long sightseeing day and realizing that your phone is on its last leg.
    Kristin Braswell, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
  • When people realized that the blue photons were firing at them not only from their devices but from every light bulb, there was a rush to avoid bright white LEDs altogether.
    Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • The Softstreme High-rise Wide-leg Cropped Pant has a weighty drape that adds an elegant edge to what otherwise feels like loungewear, given how remarkably soft the Softstreme fabric is.
    Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Many people felt San Antonio Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama would take another step forward in his development this season.
    Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • It’s believed that the 13th-century castle is haunted by a magical imp who frequently visits the Markomanka and Hlíza, or black, towers.
    Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Their group would frequently visit a local restaurant, First Watch, for breakfast after their night shift ended.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The charitable organization funded by the Johnson & Johnson heiress is known for gifts to education, health and civic projects.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 26 Oct. 2025
  • Also known as irritable hip, the condition is due to inflammation of the hip joint lining.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2025
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  • White is accompanied on the emotional adventure by Jeremy Strong, who plays Springsteen's co-producer and manager Jon Landau, as well as Paul Walter Hauser, Stephen Graham, and Odessa Young.
    Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Although only five minutes in length, The Magic Lantern gives us a momentary glimpse of the magic of cinema as a burgeoning medium and the inchoate experimentation that accompanied its first decades as a studio invention.
    Erik Morse, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2025
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  • Dozens of clips with hundreds of thousands of views imagine figures like Mamdani as the gatekeeper of a future Shambhala.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 24 Oct. 2025
  • This assault threatens our ability to think critically, remember our past honestly, and imagine a future that is not dictated by the state.
    Andrew Weinstein, Time, 24 Oct. 2025

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“See.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/see. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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