seeing 1 of 3

as in sighted

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seeing

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conjunction

as in because
for the reason that seeing as we're already running late, there's no reason to waste any more time

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seeing

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verb

present participle of see
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as in experiencing
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 visiting
to make a social call upon you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon

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Recent Examples of seeing
Verb
The pair quickly dashed outside in the snow before pausing and turning back when seeing the whiteout weather. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2025 Along this rise to success, though, one of her biggest highlights was seeing her earring jackets on Lily Collins during an episode of Emily in Paris last year, all thanks to her brother Daniel Roseberry, the creative director of Schiaparelli. Hedy Phillips, People.com, 4 Jan. 2025 Officers reported seeing sparks fly about a half mile down the road where the car was seen speeding away. Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 28 Dec. 2024 Renovations at Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort Not far away is this resort, also in Santa Barbara and seeing upgrades as the property highlights its resort amenities. Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for seeing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seeing
Adjective
  • Tyla is one such star who was sighted at the latter hotel.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 May 2025
  • Be prepared to take immediate action if a tornado is sighted or a Tornado Warning is issued.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Young people also are realizing that clicking on other people's exaggerated lifestyles doesn't lead to a positive frame of mind.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • No, the real jolt came from realizing the true breadth of Jacinto’s range.
    Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The microwaved grape trick also shows their promise as alternative microwave resonators for quantum sensing applications, according to the authors of this latest paper.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Feline eyes also contain the same color-sensing cones as humans, but this doesn't mean our visions are the same, VCA Animal Hospitals reports.
    Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 26 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Kim Kardashian Kim Kardashian is not mentioned in the lawsuit, but an accompanying exhibit mentions her.
    Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The accompanying comments include discussion of retaliatory tariffs, inelastic markets and, well, price-earnings ratios.
    Alexander Nazaryan, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • People in different countries rank their happiness by imagining a ladder with 10 steps.
    Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
  • There are two ways of imagining the future of DNA data storage.
    Matthew Hutson, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • My tailbones were sore and my legs tired after nearly three days of nonstop cycling, and the thought of having the breeze at our backs on our final day boosted my mood.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Not for this year’s draft, unfortunately, but having 2026 and 2027 picks from an aging Lightning squad isn’t a bad bet at all.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Sacramento County health inspectors shut down a local pho restaurant after discovering hundreds of fruit flies and dirty floors.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Inspectors gave the Chinese restaurant a red placard after discovering there was no hot water in sinks in the facility.
    Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Reflected sunlight from interplanetary dust around the sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter radiates across the (visible) optical spectrum and beyond.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
  • Each will be lined with 18 optical modules containing 31 photomultiplier tubes that can spot flashes of Cherenkov radiation in the darkness at those depths.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 May 2025

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“Seeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seeing. Accessed 24 May. 2025.

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