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Sighting

of Sight

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Narrower term 1

Landfall 76% connected

A sudden transference of property in land by the death of its owner.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 3

Observance 76% connected

The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and f…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Observation 76% connected

The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Watching 76% connected

of Watch

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

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Spy 74% connected

To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Spy 74% connected

To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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