as in eye
the ability to see
the keen eyesight of a bird of prey
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Recent Examples of eyesight
This disproportionately impacts the most vulnerable—those with limited mobility, hearing loss, and poor eyesight.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Although eclipse glasses were essential to see any other part of the eclipse, totality was strictly a naked eyesight.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Fear Butcher had always wanted to be a fighter pilot, an ambition thwarted by poor eyesight.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The animals are most active just after dusk and before dawn and tend to hunt and travel in areas of thick cover, relying on their keen eyesight and hearing for locating prey, officials said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Although eclipse glasses were essential to see any other part of the eclipse, totality was strictly a naked eyesight.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Fear Butcher had always wanted to be a fighter pilot, an ambition thwarted by poor eyesight.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
The animals are most active just after dusk and before dawn and tend to hunt and travel in areas of thick cover, relying on their keen eyesight and hearing for locating prey, officials said.
—Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyesight
Noun
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To implement the policy, staff members were told to keep an eye on visitors, and check in to see if individuals are waiting on mobile orders, meeting someone, or other scenarios.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the eyes of the administration, the order is about more than education reform.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fans have bought into the vision of multiple general managers and the potential of a long list of high draft picks.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Amid an atmosphere of near-zero interest rates, venture-capital investors were drawn to grand plans and messianic visions, both of which Thurston was skilled at providing.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2025
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Take a walking tour to see sights like the historic Santa Barbara County Courthouse (the view from its clocktower is hard to beat), or visit during Fiesta, an annual, multi-day fête that celebrates Santa Barbara’s heritage with song, dance, a rodeo, and more.—
Chelsee Lowe,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Apr. 2025
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She was met with a horrifying sight: her son, bleeding and mortally wounded.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Eyesight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyesight. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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