OBSERVATIONS Synonyms: 39 Similar and Opposite Words

observations

noun

plural of observation

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the following of a custom, rule, or law a society in which a strict observation of business etiquette is expected of visiting foreigners

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Recent Examples of observations With surveying capabilities more than 1,000 times faster than the Hubble Space Telescope, Roman will capture fundamentally different scientific observations that can’t be done with either Hubble or the James Webb Space Telescope. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 Those observations will inform an aspirational future mission — the Habitable Worlds Observatory, which aims to view Earth-like planets more than 1 billion times dimmer than their host stars. — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 While Hubble and Webb focus on detailed observations, Roman will survey enormous swaths of the sky, providing a wide-angle view of the universe. — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026 Once fully operational—a milestone targeted for January 2027—Roman’s science observations should finally begin. — Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 29 Aug. 2026 In addition, Osnato said the crop's outlook got further impacted by the disappointing field observations from the Pro Farmer's Crop Tour. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026 Not all models anticipate El Niños strengthening as the climate warms, but our data shows that unusual strengthening has accompanied recent warming – an association that may allow scientists to identify models that most closely track observations. — Julia Cole, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026 Later experiments at the Beijing Spectrometer and Belle in Japan supported its existence, but all of those observations came from collisions between electrons and positrons. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026 This severely limits the search parameters in which dark photons could exist — so much so that many cosmological observations rule out the existence of dark photons. — Robert Lea, Space.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Rabbi Josh Joseph of the Orthodox Union said many Jewish religious practices are tied to sunrise and sunset, which determine prayer times and observances.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026
Over time, Muharram observances became woven into civic and cultural life across parts of the region, where some Hindus participated as musicians in processions and others crafted tazias.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 June 2026

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