visual field

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Recent Examples of visual field By sleeping on the left side, a cat's left eye and left visual field are unobstructed upon waking up. Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025 The typical human eye has a visual field of 170 degrees—70 degrees of central vision and 100 degrees of peripheral vision.3 Central vision is what people see right in front of them. Patty Weasler, Verywell Health, 28 June 2025 Loss of vision: A portion of your visual field is cut out, as if a curtain came down over it, or a piece is missing from one side. Erica Sloan, SELF, 18 June 2025 To stabilize balance, the visual field, vestibular system and sensory nerve system send signals and sensory inputs to the brain. Caroline C. Boyle, USA TODAY, 19 Sep. 2024 See All Example Sentences for visual field
Recent Examples of Synonyms for visual field
Noun
  • The Niners put Lenoir on the boundary (short) side of the field for this game, breaking with their standard practice of playing him solely on the right side (offensive perspective).
    Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 12 Jan. 2026
  • Your perspective of the world is a new thing.
    Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The videos, posted to X on Sunday afternoon, quickly drew thousands of views and appear to show Border Patrol Chief Gregory Bovino ordering a crowd to move back as federal agents attempted to remove a man from a vehicle parked at the gas station.
    Sophia Compton, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
  • By the end of the year, the Gallup Economic Confidence Index, which measures views of the economy and its future, stood at a whopping negative 33, down nearly 20 points since spring.
    Susan Page, USA Today, 12 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Interest rate outlook Signs of stabilization in the labor market — particularly a lower jobless rate — could lead the Federal Reserve to hit the brakes on interest rate cuts for now, according to some experts.
    Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Schumacher’s counterparts in Utah and Arizona are also warily eyeing medium-range weather forecasts for any signs of a change in the weather pattern that would signal an improvement in their water outlook as well.
    Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Day trips to Amalfi-style Taormina are well-advised for those who have yet to gawp at its clifftop panoramas across the Mediterranean or its film star hotels, as are jaunts to the rambling flea markets and splendidly scruffy trattorias of nearby Catania.
    Rosalyn Wikeley, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Drive the ten-mile Ocean Drive loop, a scenic coastal route lined with rocky coves, Atlantic panoramas, and some of Newport’s most impressive historic estates.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Hunt was just as optimistic as his coach when discussing the prospects of playing his first game since September, too.
    Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Disagreement over the state’s economic health Little and lawmakers from both sides of the aisle painted diverging pictures of the state’s budget and economic prospects.
    Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Summit speakers explored the current landscape of business and industry across health care, child care, education, manufacturing and development sectors, by discussing trends, challenges and opportunities shaping the region’s economy.
    Marianne Love, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • Advertisement The contemporary political landscape in Iran is fundamentally different.
    Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Records obtained by the Los Angeles Times show earlier drafts used stronger language about staffing and command decisions.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
  • At a command from Pedro, the canoe was launched with a slow push toward the middle of the stream.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Jan. 2026

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“Visual field.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/visual%20field. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.

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