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as in to notice
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
out of the corner of my eye I saw the deer run into the woods
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as in to experience
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 to realize
to come to an awareness of
I bought the best seller just to see what all the fuss was about
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as in to feel
to have a vague awareness of
I see a certain sadness in his letters to his relatives back home
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as in to visit
to make a social call upon
you should go and see Father at the hospital this afternoon
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as in to know
to have a clear idea of
I see your point
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as in to accompany
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
thanks for coming, and I'll see you to the door
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as in to imagine
to form a mental picture of
I can't see that spoiled brat as a soldier at all
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Recent Examples of see
The rum-baba renaissance currently sweeping London sees this long-standing convention as a negotiable starting point.
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Hilary Armstrong, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
After Uncle Sam got on the motorcycle, as previously seen on every night of both residencies, there was an edit, and then a cut right to the skeletal avatar driving around a neon cartoon rendering of the streets of Las Vegas.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Seattle saw some of Darnold’s best work up close in Minnesota’s Week 16 win at Lumen Field.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Houston, which used just three reserves the majority of the night before emptying its bench in the final minutes, saw its bench total 25.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
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Hilary Armstrong, Robb Report, 22 Mar. 2025
After Uncle Sam got on the motorcycle, as previously seen on every night of both residencies, there was an edit, and then a cut right to the skeletal avatar driving around a neon cartoon rendering of the streets of Las Vegas.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Mar. 2025
Seattle saw some of Darnold’s best work up close in Minnesota’s Week 16 win at Lumen Field.
—Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 11 Mar. 2025
Houston, which used just three reserves the majority of the night before emptying its bench in the final minutes, saw its bench total 25.
—Jason Beede, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2025
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Retailers often anticipate a bump in sales around dividend time each year and even small businesses notice the uptick.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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The new policy allows Ferbert to skip the time-consuming step of asking the council for permission in the form of a briefing session that must be scheduled days in advance and publicly noticed.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Mar. 2025
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Expand Financial Planning In our study, 993 American adults confirmed that individuals who frequently experience positive emotions, such as joy, interest, and contentment, tend to have a longer financial time horizon.—
Shane Enete,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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But Giddens herself has often experienced her own career as a lonely, even alienating exercise in trying to carve an industry path that barely previously existed.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
23 Mar. 2025
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But not long into their stay, Barry saw photos of the pair in a news report and realized who Cummins was.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
15 Mar. 2025
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At the end of the show, everyone in the audience realized we are all related, an exponentially large multi generation family.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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The plan is to go clubbing, and right away things start to feel dodgy.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
17 Mar. 2025
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Building their Japanese brand Harris wrote that the Dodgers in some ways feel like Major League Baseball’s Team of Japan.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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Customers with questions about the recall can visit the Chomps recall page or contact Idaho Smokehouse Partners at 208-227-5282 or email media@idahosmokehousepartners.com.—
Stephanie Gravalese,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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The child is not a resident of the neighborhood and was visiting his grandmother at the time of the incident.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
People.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The cause of the fire was not known, the Fire Brigade said.—
Phil Helsel,
NBC News,
21 Mar. 2025
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She is also known to feature other stars — from Sabrina Carpenter and Tate McRae to Brooke Shields and Call Her Daddy’s Alex Cooper — in her SKIMS lingerie campaigns.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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Unstable weather conditions, such as fluctuations in temperature and humidity and unexpected wind, often accompany rain.—
Kamron Sanders,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 Mar. 2025
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According to the insider, director Doug Liman accompanied the two on the trip, but further details about the project were not disclosed.—
Ashley Hume,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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The guitar bolts and sweeping synths beg you to imagine Carti as some kind of shadow boss, levitating in the sky like SpongeBob going Goofy Goober mode.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Future May Be Port-Free Just imagine: no USB-C connector at the base of the phone, with only charging through a charging pad as an option, and with data synced exclusively wirelessly.—
David Phelan,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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“See.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/see. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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