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as in watched
to keep one's eyes on
a lot of his backyard bird watching was spent eyeing the squirrels as they depleted the bird feeder of seeds
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as in noticed
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
I wondered who tracked dirt all over the floor until I eyed the muddy sneakers
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3
as in pondered
to give serious and careful thought to
we're eyeing the possibility of buying property there
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Recent Examples of eyed
Buttigieg currently lives in northern Michigan with his husband Chasten and two kids, and is being eyed as a potential frontrunner for the Democrats in the 2028 presidential election.
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
The century-old historic building has sat vacant for years after the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City moved out in 2008, and it’s been eyed for redevelopment ever since.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
The ravines and Waukegan River have been eyed for years as home to a trail network winding across all parts of the city.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
McLaurin has eyed a deal on par with the current wide receiver market, but the Commanders have been hesitant to offer such a sizable salary.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 26 Aug. 2025
The century-old historic building has sat vacant for years after the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City moved out in 2008, and it’s been eyed for redevelopment ever since.
—Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2025
The ravines and Waukegan River have been eyed for years as home to a trail network winding across all parts of the city.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
McLaurin has eyed a deal on par with the current wide receiver market, but the Commanders have been hesitant to offer such a sizable salary.
—Kevin McCormick, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyed
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Anyone who watched him at Boise State would expect to see more explosiveness.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Martha Stewart, Cyndi Lauper and Christina Hendricks watched on as an unexpected guest − a homeless man walking to the show's drumbeat and dangling a cap from his hand − marched down the gravel runway.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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State Representative Devin Carney, a Republican, led the bill's introduction, having noticed Connecticut stood apart from more than 30 states that already had similar prohibitions.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Nearly 100 years ago, in 1928, Scottish physician Alexander Fleming famously noticed that, in a moldy Petri dish, Penicillium notatum had destroyed the bacteria around it (even if penicillin would still be more than a decade away from development).—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
20 Sep. 2025
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Four Ball State players pondered it prior to the 2022 season.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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In her conversation with Interview, Peters pondered whether the next Great American Novelist could be trans.—
Grace Byron,
New Yorker,
8 Sep. 2025
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According to the wildlife charity Whale and Dolphin Conservation (WDC), Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins, spinner dolphins, orcas, Australian humpback dolphins and sperm whales have all been observed carrying dead calves.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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On Earth, the authors note, the global coverage of chlorophyll generates the vegetation red edge in its reflectance spectrum (as first observed by NASA’s Galileo probe in 1993.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Researchers from the Center for Whale Research, SeaDoc Society and San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance confirmed the female calf was deceased, with its umbilical cord still attached when spotted in Rosario Strait near the San Juan Islands.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Jennifer Garner is spotted filming her upcoming Peacock series, The Five-Star Weekend while on location in Nantucket.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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Conducting compensation negotiations with a team is only one of relevant services contemplated by the SPAC.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The United States seriously contemplated striking North Korea’s Yongbyon reactor in 1993, even drawing up military plans to attack the site with penetrating munitions delivered by stealth bombers.—
VIPIN NARANG,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
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As a junior at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and vice chair of the Utah Federation of College Republicans, Beesley considered Kirk a hero.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The century-old competition, held every four years, is considered as prestigious as a Michelin star—and many award-winning chefs have earned both.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Eyed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyed. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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