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 Not wanting to go through a repeat of uncertainty for FY27, Roman mission management began eyeing faster routes to the launch pad. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026 The boom has in turn pushed companies to IPO, including Chinese champion DeepSeek, which the South China Morning Post reported is eyeing a 2027 debut. — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Before The Last Sunrise released, it was reported that Amazon MGM is eyeing a Last Sunrise sequel with Todd to pen a book trilogy. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 While the Duchess of Sussex is rumored to be eyeing a return to acting, Camilla herself almost had a brush with a famous television show. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 26 Aug. 2026 Investors are also eyeing Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh's speech on Friday at the Fed's annual symposium in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. — Lee Ying Shan,ananya Chetia, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026 Still, appetite for mega-deals surged, with 39% of PE firms now eyeing transactions above $1 billion, up from just 5% at year-end 2025, alongside growing use of private credit alongside traditional financing. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026 For anyone eyeing a low-impact way to burn calories and build endurance, his approach offers a real-world blueprint. — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 That could change, though, as the Federal Reserve may be eyeing an interest rate hike in the near future. — Aly J Yale, CBS News, 19 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
  • Instead, he’s spent August anxiously watching the orange skies from his house in the northern Nevada hills through two consecutive and adjacent wild-land fires, the Bug and Hawk Fires.
    — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Owen Wolff, 21, was just a small child back then, watching his father play for MLS glory and represent America with the United States Men’s National Team.
    — PJ Green August 28, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of watching
Verb
  • In one video from Mailung, in Nepal’s Rasuwa region, a group of construction workers was seen walking down a mountain path before noticing giant plumes of brown debris in the distance, rapidly cascading toward them.
    — Laura Saravia, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2026
  • As the children played and the adults talked, Rose kept noticing her husband looking toward the water, scanning the horizon.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of noticing
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  • The central bank, meanwhile, is contemplating raising interest rates later this year, potentially issuing its first hike since 2023.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier, writer-director Lanctôt won two prizes at Venice in 1984 for her first feature, Sonatine, about two teenage girls contemplating suicide.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of contemplating
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  • The violations on the report include employees not having a food handler card, as well as no drain plugs being seen when observing the plumbing.
    — Rashad Alexander, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
  • With the capability of observing the cosmos with a wide field of view, Roman will generate first-of-their-kind images to help astronomers explore some of the greatest mysteries, including the unexplained expansion of the universe, according to NASA.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of observing
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  • Authorities in Indiana are warning residents to be vigilant after a person reported spotting a several-hundred-pound lioness and a large cub roaming in one central county.
    — Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Your best shot at spotting a rocket launch from Jacksonville is to get as close to the beach as possible or get away from trees to get a clear view of the sky and look due south.
    — Lianna Norman, Florida Times-Union, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of spotting
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  • Instead, the fast-casual restaurant chain's CEO and co-founder woke up pondering the country's ongoing cyclospora outbreak.
    — Kamaron McNair, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of pondering
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  • Lisa is seeing what this experience could be for her, which only emphasized just how bad her current situation on RHOSLC is.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Domagal-Goldman compared Roman’s capabilities to capturing an all-encompassing view of a forest as well as seeing sharp details of its trees, like leaves and birds, all at the same time.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of seeing
Verb
  • That is meaningful for schools, considering that around 90% of the United States' 480,000 school buses run on diesel.
    — Willa Rubin, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Manish Tibrewal, co-founder of family office Farro Capital, said his firm has seen a sharp pickup in inquiries from Chinese families considering to relocate to Singapore.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of considering

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“Eyeing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyeing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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