1
as in followed
to act according to the commands of
you must observe all the rules of this school, not simply the ones that meet with your personal approval
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as in celebrated
to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony
a time when few people in New England observed Christmas
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as in watched
to keep one's eyes on
happily spent many hours observing the birds at the backyard feeder
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as in reflected
to make a statement of one's opinion
"I think you might be mistaken," he observed
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as in noticed
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
she observed that the weather had changed again
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as in noted
to take notice of and be guided by
generally observes the suggestions of the experts regarding baby care
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Recent Examples of observed
All the dolphins observed for this study are living in captivity.
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Issy Ronald, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Researchers found that visual speed warnings were activated in 70% of vehicles, but in systems that gave an audible warning when the driver exceeded the speed limit were only switched on in 14% of the vehicles observed.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
To conduct the research, a group of scientists from institutions in Italy and France observed 11 dolphins at the Zoomarine Rome and another 11 at Planète Sauvage in western France playing with each other, their human trainers, and on their own.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
As a Ukrainian drone observed from a distance, Ukrainian troops struck the tank—possibly with an anti-tank missile.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
According to researchers, a variety of horizontal and vertical-axis small wind turbines exist, but the consistent wind direction observed from the chiller’s equipment, coupled with environmental turbulence, leads to the choice of a vertical-axis wind turbine.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
And sure enough, across the whole 10 flights the team observed 96 TGFs – far more than expected.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Lastly, this phenomenon is consistently observed across multiple years.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Another geomagnetic storm means another chance for some lucky Americans to witness the northern lights this week after the second largest solar flare of the current cycle was observed Tuesday.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Issy Ronald, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
Researchers found that visual speed warnings were activated in 70% of vehicles, but in systems that gave an audible warning when the driver exceeded the speed limit were only switched on in 14% of the vehicles observed.
—Tanya Mohn, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
To conduct the research, a group of scientists from institutions in Italy and France observed 11 dolphins at the Zoomarine Rome and another 11 at Planète Sauvage in western France playing with each other, their human trainers, and on their own.
—Issy Ronald, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
As a Ukrainian drone observed from a distance, Ukrainian troops struck the tank—possibly with an anti-tank missile.
—David Axe, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
According to researchers, a variety of horizontal and vertical-axis small wind turbines exist, but the consistent wind direction observed from the chiller’s equipment, coupled with environmental turbulence, leads to the choice of a vertical-axis wind turbine.
—Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2024
And sure enough, across the whole 10 flights the team observed 96 TGFs – far more than expected.
—Michael Irving, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2024
Lastly, this phenomenon is consistently observed across multiple years.
—Melissa Cristina Marquez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Another geomagnetic storm means another chance for some lucky Americans to witness the northern lights this week after the second largest solar flare of the current cycle was observed Tuesday.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for observed
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Private equity has followed a rocky path, with leveraged buyouts posting only an 8% return last year, the lowest in over a decade.Don Muir, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Our first real date was ice skating at Topanga Plaza, followed by dinner at Carl’s Jr.Marcus Ryle, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
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Gary Robinson, founder of Magnum Drywall in San Jose, has a couple of big interests — aviation and country music — and both were celebrated Thursday night when he was honored with the 50th annual Distinguished Citizen award from the Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council of Scouting America.Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Minority Leader Rose Pugliese, a Colorado Springs Republican and the party’s top House official, celebrated the results Thursday night.Seth Klamann, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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That selloff reflected concerns the economy is stumbling.William Pesek, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Some of this may already be reflected in the price of assets, but much of it likely isn’t.Justin Worland, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
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Thousands of users commented on each of Santry’s videos, offering advice and creating their own theories—with many trying to explain why the cadaver dogs stopped by the hole if there was no body.Conor Murray, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
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Last week, Ono commented on the string of attacks involving Jewish students.Dave Boucher, Detroit Free Press, 3 Oct. 2024
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But most are satisfied with the sounds of scraping, sawing, sanding, drilling and hammering.Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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As previously mentioned, there’s a scene in which a Weeknd gets sawed in half.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2024
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He is highly regarded by BBC management and well-liked by audiences, but his relationship with the corporation has become fractious over his use of social media.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 4 Oct. 2024
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But he was still regarded as largely independent.Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Observed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/observed. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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