as in noticed
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land
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Recent Examples of sighted
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The distance to the sheep across the canyon seemed considerably more than the 200 yards for which my sporterized 1917 Enfield with 3X Weaver scope was sighted.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
First sighted in 2019 by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers spotted it in August 2024, using the coronagraph in Webb’s MIRI instrument.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Throwing that history away in favor of a sterile Eastern and Western League concept would be short-sighted, self-defeating and unnecessary.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
The distance to the sheep across the canyon seemed considerably more than the 200 yards for which my sporterized 1917 Enfield with 3X Weaver scope was sighted.
—Tim Kelly, Outdoor Life, 4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
In July 2023, the AI system sighted one such event, which astronomers classified SN 2023zkd.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 14 Aug. 2025
First sighted in 2019 by the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, astronomers spotted it in August 2024, using the coronagraph in Webb’s MIRI instrument.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sighted
Verb
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Dark skies With the fire burning, Blossom of Medstar, noticed the morning's sun disappeared.—
Georgea Kovanis,
Freep.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Hiro noticed Kerr had a big one on his right ear and a smaller one on his left ear.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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What’s Next UPenn has issued safety advice to students, including not wearing headphones, staying off of phones, and making sure to stay aware of surroundings.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025
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In a rare move, aware of Chapman’s growing comfort in Boston, Breslow worked out an in-season extension for the veteran reliever.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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This weekend’s Chiefs game — which ended in the Kansas City team defeating the Ravens 37-20 — marked the second match-up Swift has attended this season without being spotted by the usual horde of fans and cameras that used to flock to her on game days.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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In recent weeks the new design has been spotted on a cadre of house ambassadors that includes Blackpink‘s Jennie Kim, American singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams, Kristen Stewart and Marion Cotillard.—
Lily Templeton,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The research is not over With lasers, beam delivery, and optical control now working on chips, the researchers are close to replicating an entire optical table in miniature form.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Sep. 2025
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Since then, cooling atoms and trapping them has become a cottage industry, giving rise to optical atomic clocks, atomic navigation systems, and neutral-atom quantum computers.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Their watchful eyes and swift response can make all the difference in a water emergency.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Sep. 2025
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In honor of the October 31-holiday, the network has gathered together comedians Patton Oswalt, Rachel Dratch, Leslie Jones and Adam Pally to test their skills in the kitchen — all under the watchful eyes of judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.—
Dave Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The trees were cut down, sawed in half, hollowed out and tied back together for the musicians to use.—
Doug Ross,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Aug. 2025
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Fanatics shared the moment Tennessee Titans first overall pick, quarterback Cam Ward, saw Brady pop up on the screen to give him some wise words.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Shortly after Dickies Arena opened in 2019, organizers eyed hosting a potential Dallas Mavericks preseason game.—
Mac Engel
October 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 Oct. 2025
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The brown eyed, curly-haired child is playing with Play-Doh in the family photograph.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Lisi urged people to remain vigilant.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
4 Oct. 2025
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People living in hurricane-prone areas are urged to remain vigilant throughout the rest of the season.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Sighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sighted. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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