seen

Definition of seennext
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 Cubs have seen their once sizeable hold on the NL’s top wild-card spot evaporate over the last 10 days between a tough West Coast trip and dropping their weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds. Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026 Chelsea fans will be well aware of this, having seen Mauricio Pochettino and Enzo Maresca get the most out of Palmer by implementing a more direct style. Jon MacKenzie, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Outer bands of the storm could be seen by early evening on the National Weather Service radar in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Vessels are seen in the Strait of Hormuz, off the port city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran on August 10, 2026. Justina Lee, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026 Israel has seen its own relations with Turkey deteriorate during Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s more than two-decade rule. Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 The past few weeks have seen the former Dateline correspondent and To Catch a Predator host state that he was not consulted on the movie and did not know about the production until shortly before the trailer dropped in May. Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Aug. 2026 The couple can be seen sitting next to each other at the outdoor ceremony with a picturesque mountain view as their backdrop. Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026 American consumers have already seen the effects of higher oil prices because of the war. Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for seen
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  • Kelce’s confirmation comes after fans noticed a framed photo from his and Swift’s wedding showing the couple holding a fluffy white puppy.
    Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking with Sharp and Fabrizio, Sandra Kalander noticed their discernable sincerity in wanting to identify the victim and recognize their humanity, despite the time that had passed.
    Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • The city experienced a recent peak of 719 homicides in 2022, a year before Johnson took office, and ended last year with 416, according to Chicago police statistics.
    Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
  • In Montpelier, Vermont, a city that has experienced significant flooding through the years, arborist Joseph Ferris stands next to a giant elm tree that has stood in the state’s capital since the late 1800s.
    ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • Words like miraculous, inspirational, incredible, amazing and magical were just some of the adjectives heard at Friday’s event.
    Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026
  • One such example is the OlloBot OlloNi SS1, a cyber pet designed to make users feel heard, seen, and genuinely accompanied.
    Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • New players haven’t sensed any wariness from the loss or felt a Super Bowl hangover.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • When news broke that Mark Walter’s insurance businesses were under federal investigation and that the Lakers and Dodgers owner might be in financial trouble, Josh Kushner sensed a business opportunity.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • Van Noy visited the team’s TCO Performance Center on Tuesday.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The children also visited Althorp, the childhood home and final resting place of Harry's late mother, Princess Diana.
    Ashley Hume , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • There, the tyrannical February has condemned its inhabitants to eternal winter and forbids them from flying, while a masked resistance movement known as The Solution fights to restore light and freedom.
    Alexandra Patterson, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
  • South Dakota has small data centers but none of the large centers, known as hyper-scale, that have proliferated elsewhere.
    Des Moines Register, States Newsroom, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • Amin also accompanied the crown prince on his visit to Washington last year, where the governments of the two countries announced a strategic AI partnership.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • While sometimes vitriolic discussions about the gargantuan structures have accompanied increasingly unavoidable AI conversations, data centers themselves have been around since the 1940s.
    Greta Reich, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
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  • Layers are everywhere in 2026, but this time the haircut is being imagined as less edgy and a bit softer—more flowing, more subtle.
    Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026
  • From the outset of the original life-size Gundam project, this has turned into something far greater than was initially imagined.
    Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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“Seen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seen. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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