seen

past participle of see
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as in experienced
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 visited
to make a social call upon you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon

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Recent Examples of seen The Young Pope star was seen caressing Coan’s back and whispering in her ear. Angel Saunders, People.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The tool has seen widespread adoption since its launch in November 2022 among both consumer and business customers. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025 The two were seen together with Xi during the procession in Tiananmen Square. David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 3 Sep. 2025 Before the reintroduction project, the last successful bald eagle nest in Indiana was seen in 1897. Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 3 Sep. 2025 Boxes of medication are seen on the shelves of the Keencare pharmacy, a member of the Green Light Group, on September 19, 2024 in London, England. Ian King, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025 This was the biggest dust storm Phoenix had seen since July 5, 2011 — the storm by which all others are judged. Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 28 Aug. 2025 At their waist is what looks like the body of the butterfly, but is in fact a torus of dark dust seen edge-on. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025 Through Panchagnula’s experiences and strategic advice, a clearer picture of how enterprises can successfully leverage GenAI and intelligent automation for sustainable growth and competitive advantage can be seen. Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seen
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  • Velasco quickly noticed improvements within his classroom.
    Erick Trevino, AZCentral.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Officers didn’t find an injured person, but noticed a man with a knife approaching them.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Historic data In 2024, California experienced 305 fires caused by lightning, resulting in 90,206 acres of wildland burned, according to NIFC records.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The Wilkes-Barre Times Leader reported that the family also experienced foul odors and heard pig grunts in the home.
    Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • One of those bets was £115 but it was heard the same person had placed almost £1,000 on the corners market of a fixture not involving Paqueta just two days earlier.
    Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Putin cannot be heard speaking clearly in Russian in the CCTV clip.
    Reuters, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
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  • Alvarado immediately sensed that something was up.
    Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
  • This strengthens and organizes one’s electromagnetic field, which can be sensed at a distance.
    Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
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  • Harry also visited his grandmother's resting place in 2023.
    Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Fant, 27, -- who has 300 receptions, 15 TDs and 83 starts in seven seasons -- visited Miami and instantly would have become the team’s best in-his-prime tight end and wouldn’t have left the Dolphins reliant on Waller.
    Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Dan Bale, who has known Skinner for a long time, joined in November 2023 and Carl Green, who worked with Skinner at Orlando Pride and Birmingham City, remain as first-team assistants.
    Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • One of the newer groups in this sector, known as the Carbon Mapper Coalition, launched its first small satellite last year.
    Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • Each rock bottom has come accompanied by a shovel, as the Dodgers keep digging deeper.
    Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And, it's accompanied by second total lunar eclipse of 2025.
    Cailey Gleeson, jsonline.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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  • Butler never imagined Zimmerer – a typically non-spontaneous person – would drop everything to book a flight and travel more than 1,500 miles from Nebraska to be there.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Longo is known for his photorealistic paintings and drawings, but many of his works are an amalgamation of images real, imagined, and tweaked.
    Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Seen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seen. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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