1
as in follows
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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2
as in celebrates
to mark with an appropriate practice, rite, or ceremony
a time when few people in New England observed Christmas
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3
as in watches
to keep one's eyes on
happily spent many hours observing the birds at the backyard feeder
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4
as in reflects
to make a statement of one's opinion
"I think you might be mistaken," he observed
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as in notices
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 notes
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 observes
The husband-wife interactions resonated with True/False audiences, Feng observes.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
At the same time, Leow observes that the Lost World short film contains references to Singaporean artist Charles Lim’s multimedia art project SEA STATE, which was exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2015.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 3 Mar. 2025
While most people know about NOAA and its daily weather forecasts, the agency also monitors and warns about hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis, manages the country's fisheries, runs marine sanctuaries, provides navigation information to ships and observes changes in the climate and oceans.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
While most people know about NOAA and its daily weather forecasts; the agency also monitors and warns about hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis; manages the country’s fisheries; runs marine sanctuaries; provides navigation information to ships and observes changes in the climate and oceans.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
While most people know about NOAA and its daily weather forecasts, the agency also monitors and warns about hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis, manages the country’s fisheries, runs marine sanctuaries, provides navigation information to ships and observes changes in the climate and oceans.
—Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The essay observes that Americans are interacting with others less than in any other period over the last 60 years, long before the pandemic.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Launched from French Guiana in December 2021, the spacecraft observes the universe from its orbit around the sun, some 1 million miles from Earth.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
These two were made for each other, observes Clarissa Dubose (Marisa Abela), a surveillance expert who’s been having a tricky time with a workplace relationship of her own, with Freddie Smalls (Tom Burke).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Mar. 2025
At the same time, Leow observes that the Lost World short film contains references to Singaporean artist Charles Lim’s multimedia art project SEA STATE, which was exhibited at the Venice Biennale in 2015.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 3 Mar. 2025
While most people know about NOAA and its daily weather forecasts, the agency also monitors and warns about hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis, manages the country's fisheries, runs marine sanctuaries, provides navigation information to ships and observes changes in the climate and oceans.
—arkansasonline.com, 12 Mar. 2025
While most people know about NOAA and its daily weather forecasts; the agency also monitors and warns about hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis; manages the country’s fisheries; runs marine sanctuaries; provides navigation information to ships and observes changes in the climate and oceans.
—Seth Borenstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2025
While most people know about NOAA and its daily weather forecasts, the agency also monitors and warns about hurricanes, tornadoes, floods and tsunamis, manages the country’s fisheries, runs marine sanctuaries, provides navigation information to ships and observes changes in the climate and oceans.
—Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025
The essay observes that Americans are interacting with others less than in any other period over the last 60 years, long before the pandemic.
—Michael Peregrine, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
Launched from French Guiana in December 2021, the spacecraft observes the universe from its orbit around the sun, some 1 million miles from Earth.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 6 Mar. 2025
These two were made for each other, observes Clarissa Dubose (Marisa Abela), a surveillance expert who’s been having a tricky time with a workplace relationship of her own, with Freddie Smalls (Tom Burke).
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for observes
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The broader story so closely follows what came before, every slight alteration and minor development helps carries that much more consequence.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
26 Dec. 2024
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The audience follows the journey of pink soldier No-eul (Park Gyu-young).—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
26 Dec. 2024
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This year’s event, themed Art + Architecture, celebrates art and architecture inspired by the groundbreaking architectural designs of Lord Norman Foster and his renowned studio Foster + Partners.—
Paola Hernandez Jiao,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2025
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The event also celebrates the installation of six new coastal water bottle fill stations in Del Mar.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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His collaboration introduces the Commuter Capsule Collection, which reflects his dynamic approach to design, with an assist from MOFT.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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This upward trend reflects an ongoing shift towards sustainable transportation options.—
Robert Rapier,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The festival of Chanukah commemorates the Maccabees’ victory over the Syrian tyrant Antiochus IV, who had conquered Jerusalem and seized the Temple in his efforts to Hellenize Judea.—
Joshua M. Davidson,
New York Daily News,
29 Dec. 2024
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The show commemorates a personal scrapbook of photographs and text that Frank made for his first wife, Mary Lockspeiser.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
27 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Nobody sees Santa Claus, but that is no sign that there is no Santa Claus.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 Dec. 2024
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Of the two that would be acquired through a trade (Suzuki and Robert), Rosenthal sees the latter as being the one who is more available.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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