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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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seeable

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adjective

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Recent Examples of see
Verb
Earlier this month, people in around 16 different states were blessed with the opportunity to see the swirling green, red and purple lights. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 14 June 2025 And while each panel covered a different domain, a clear through line emerged: women deserve personalized, proactive care that sees and serves them fully—brain, body and beyond. Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 14 June 2025 By June 2023, the pair were spotted enjoying several outings in New York City, and the following month, they were seen holding hands outside of Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica, Calif., and kissing at Crossroads, a restaurant in West Hollywood. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 14 June 2025 Wolff did admit that seeing the positives were difficult, aside from the apparent step in tire management. Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for see
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  • Nineteenth-century Americans did not simply notice hair’s unusual properties.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
  • La Rue claims Leto was observing her so intensely that her mother noticed.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2025
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  • The cut climbs from No. 10 to No. 9, reaching a new all-time peak on Billboard’s list of the top-selling tunes throughout the U.S. The Wallen/McRae team-up has experienced something of an unusual journey on the Digital Song Sales chart.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 15 June 2025
  • Those nearby may experience road closures and smoky conditions.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 15 June 2025
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  • My brain kept convincing me that I had been stung and just didn’t realize it.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 June 2025
  • Although in-the-know locals flock here on the weekends, most beach connoisseurs don't even realize this pristine seven-mile stretch of paradise exists.
    Kara Franker, Southern Living, 19 June 2025
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  • Why should a neutral fan root for them? To make Inter feel better about themselves in the aftermath of the Champions League final.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 8 June 2025
  • Nothing about Johnson’s intensity feels like a schtick.
    Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2025
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  • Camron McDowell — a 6-foot-6, 180-pound senior-to-be combo guard from Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma, who averaged 27.3 points per game in 2024-25 — visited Utah on March 30.
    Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 14 June 2025
  • And the fact that Venice hosts the world’s most prestigious contemporary art exhibition, the Art Biennale (next edition is 2026) is reason enough to visit.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes.com, 13 June 2025
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  • Brandon Galli-Graves, Staff Attorney at Justice Action Center, said that the organization does not know how DHS will conduct immigration enforcement toward beneficiaries of the program.
    Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 13 June 2025
  • Newsom said in a court filing on Thursday that troops had moved beyond those allowable duties to actively assist ICE agents in making arrests, in violation of a federal law known as the Posse Comitatus Act, which is designed to prevent the military from being used as a domestic police force.
    Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2025
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  • The drop-in program is for children 3 to 8 years old with an accompanying adult.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
  • The exhibition is accompanied by a catalog published by Italian publishing house Silvana Editoriale and includes numerous unpublished items from the ’40s and ’50s by directors and sound artists, such as Romolo Marcellini and Roman Vlad.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
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  • Often hailed as the definitive screen version, this series perfectly captured the turning point in Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy’s romance and brought to life the very estate many imagined from the novel’s descriptions.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 June 2025
  • In an exclusive clip from the film (below), the jury tries to retrace Sophie’s steps, and imagine her state of mind, on the night she was murdered.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2025

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“See.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/see. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.

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