1
as in understood
to have a clear idea of
to anyone who beholds the immense complexity of life on earth
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2
as in noticed
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
I opened the window blinds and beheld snow everywhere
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More Stores But it is understood that the disposal of De Beers, one way or another, will proceed, as will a plan to grow the retail arm of the business through the opening of more stores with the aim being to grow from 40 De Beers outlets today to 100 around the world.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024 -
The Search For Clean, Delicious, And Nutritious Coffee As a connoisseur of brews, James understood that all across the globe, people were consistently sipping commercial grade coffees laced with harmful chemicals, pesticides and toxins.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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Weather Wind and rain are not your friends when sawing.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Oct. 2024
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But my green thumb ached as workers sawed down the tree, took away everything — trunk, twigs, leaves, fruit, roots — in biohazard bags and tagged the remaining trees with a bill of clean health.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Dec. 2024
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He is recognized for movies like Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Fight Club, among others.—
Lissete Lanuza Sáenz,
StyleCaster,
31 Dec. 2024
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This is another great view of how early Milano recognized the play compared to his teammates.—
Joe Buscaglia,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Beach House is regarded as one of the most popular dream-pop bands.—
Jackson Hawkins,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Dec. 2024
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Widely regarded as the cradle of China’s LLMs, the university has cultivated an extensive talent pool and a cadre of researchers.—
Ni Tao,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Dec. 2024
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The players soon realized Panagoulias might be the wrong leader.—
Pablo Maurer,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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The team realized that this is how mobula rays are such successful filter feeders.—
Elizabeth Rayne,
Ars Technica,
31 Dec. 2024
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Context appears to matter a lot with such items, which are often appreciated when exchanged between acquaintances.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
3 Jan. 2025
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His engagements with historical authors are also best appreciated in literary terms.—
Jonathon Keats,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Beheld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beheld. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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