eyeing

verb

variants or eying
present participle of eye
1
as in watching
to keep one's eyes on a lot of his backyard bird watching was spent eyeing the squirrels as they depleted the bird feeder of seeds

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2
as in noticing
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes I wondered who tracked dirt all over the floor until I eyed the muddy sneakers

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3
as in contemplating
to give serious and careful thought to we're eyeing the possibility of buying property there

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Recent Examples of eyeing Though Wisconsin is currently held by a Democratic governor, Republicans are hoping to take back the seat this November, riding the coattails of Trump flipping the state in 2024 and eyeing the possible opportunity to take on socialist Hong. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 12 Aug. 2026 Chip giant Nvidia is eyeing the possibility of turning its artificial intelligence chips into Wall Street's newest asset class. — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 11 Aug. 2026 The hurricane center is also eyeing another disturbance in the Atlantic, this one north of Bermuda. — Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 11 Aug. 2026 Separately, San Jose Unified School District is eyeing a purchase of the entire eastern tower as workforce housing for staff and teachers. — George Avalos, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 Scientists are now eyeing other hearing-loss targets, including the holy grail — the GJB2 gene. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 11 Aug. 2026 Though Craig won reelection in 2024 by 13 percentage points, Republicans are eyeing the race as an opportunity to flip a seat. — Washington Post Staff, Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2026 The couple were already eyeing a move from the Lone Star State after Jeff retired from the finance world. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Aug. 2026 Yet the city was eyeing safer streets even before Vision Zero. — Cameron Pugh, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for eyeing
  1. watching
  2. noticing
  3. contemplating
  4. observing
  5. spotting
  6. pondering
  7. seeing
  8. considering
Verb
  • The women did not speak to the media after watching the footage.
    — Marissa Armas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The final minutes of the 49ers’ preseason opener wound down, and Nick Bosa headed down from the press-box level after watching from afar Thursday night.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of watching
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  • That has shifted in recent years, however, with doctors noticing the summer spikes were starting to get larger than their winter counterparts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But an hour later, the attorneys told CNN, the group began noticing problems with the bilge pump on one of their boats, the Triton.
    — Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of noticing
Verb
  • In Florida, Tampa officials are also contemplating expanding its youth curfew.
    — Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • With rates here already around 4% and with the Federal Reserve contemplating a rate hike later in 2026, this account could soon be even more profitable for savers.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of contemplating
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  • For more information, check out our guide to observing the sun safely.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The hubbub from the restaurant immediately stops for a moment (with Ninh observing the loud pot smash from an open doorway), before the patrons soon enough resume their conversations at basically the exact same noise level.
    — Josh Slater-Williams, IndieWire, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of observing
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  • Mount Olympus is also home to 30 species of mammals and 100 species of birds, with birdwatchers spotting golden eagles, peregrine falcons, and hawks soaring above the mountain’s peak.
    — Brittany Anas, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • But periods of thick high clouds and some haze could make spotting meteors a bit more difficult over the next few nights.
    — Cutter Martin, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of spotting
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  • One lucky Maryland resident might be pondering that after becoming the state's third $1 million winner in the past two weeks.
    — Michelle Richardson, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Engineers spent months pondering the approach in late 2025 and early 2026, when the only antenna that was able to communicate with Voyager 2 was down for repair anyway.
    — Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of pondering
Verb
  • Toyota, Honda and Nissan benefited in their most recent quarterly reports from a historically weak currency, with the first two upgrading their full-year forecasts and the latter seeing its first profit in about two years.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Regardless, seeing it in practice helped show what the Bills may do at the macro and micro levels once the regular season begins.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of seeing
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  • Citing low voter low turnout in the middle of the summer, top state officials are considering whether to change the August primary to another month.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 14 Aug. 2026
  • McCaslin was already considering a broader relocation request.
    — Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of considering

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