sees

present tense third-person singular of see
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as in undergoes
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 visits
to make a social call upon you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon

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Recent Examples of sees Like Parker and filmmaker Robert Altman, another Kansas City native, Swift sees Sudeikis as a genius. Kansas City Star, 12 July 2026 And the viewer sees the crowd too—sometimes as a great, heaving body, other times as individual figures, each with their own rapt expression. Sebastian Smee, The Atlantic, 11 July 2026 BriseBois loves Kucherov and sees him as the cornerstone of sustaining the Lightning’s success. Eduardo A. Encina, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2026 Halsey experienced that unpredictability while the show filmed — including the opening scene of the series, where the audience sees her character for the first time, slingshot in hand. Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2026 Her rigidly unsentimental mother, however, sees only urban labor and profitably arranged marriage in her future. Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 July 2026 Lyricists have to make sure the audience sees the entire situation by the end of the first verse. Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 Coffee Should Be Viewed Like Wine Think about how differently people talk about wine versus coffee, and Illy sees an opening. Jenn Rice, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026 Gayle Jessup White sees the debate from a different perspective. Briana Stewart, ABC News, 4 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sees
Verb
  • Your analytical eye notices small details that make a big impression, while your modest warmth invites genuine connection without forcing it.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026
  • When no one owns that decision, certification decays quietly, and the signal stops being reliable long before anyone notices.
    Jay Limburn, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The chronos symbol atop Helios undergoes several lighting effects not seen during daylight hours.
    Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2026
  • Carrier air wings can be reassigned quickly if one carrier undergoes maintenance or if operational priorities change.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 4 July 2026
Verb
  • Rhaenyra realizes that she’s been played and confronts the child.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • This young adult fantasy follows a 16-year-old who discovers a magical attack and realizes this new world of demons and mages has a connection to her mother’s death.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 2 July 2026
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  • As Marielle and Fatima argue about what to do, Fatima senses Smiley approaching.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Human existence senses that something impedes it from subsisting.
    Merve Emre, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Verb
  • At the end of the first season, when Rhaenyra’s son Lucerys visits Storm’s End to petition House Baratheon to join their cause, he and Alicent’s second son, Aemond, trade barbs.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Breakthrough has relationships with several schools in the area and regularly visits schools to present its program to area fourth graders, Cox said.
    Austin Horn July 1, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
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  • Anyone who has sat through a mandatory team-building exercise knows the difference between a ritual that binds and a program that irritates.
    Julia Dhar, Time, 11 July 2026
  • The 28-year-old now returns to a club that already knows how to maximize his versatility.
    Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
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  • Gunville launched Champera and its flagship program, Football Fluency Method, to cure the social isolation that often accompanies burnout.
    Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
  • Rosario accompanies her mother towards death while deciding whether to bring a new life into the world.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 7 July 2026
Verb
  • The deal envisions peaceful relations between the two states and lays out a road map to disarm the Shiite militant group Hezbollah, secure Israel’s full withdrawal from Lebanon and restore Lebanese sovereignty over its entire national territory.
    Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
  • The team envisions future humanoid robots could also assist by grabbing tools, or clean up following a surgery.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 9 July 2026

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“Sees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sees. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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