spotted
Example Sentences
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Our colleagues in Stockholm first noticed the supernova but it was us who spotted that the light had been bent into multiple images.
From Science Daily
Even though she hired a builder with green credentials, she spotted him using a can of spray polyurethane foam – essentially a type of plastic – for insulation.
From BBC
I spotted him two days later as I was eating lunch under a jacaranda tree.
From Literature
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Villaraigosa flitted around the racers’ VIP tent, spotted a bowl of fortune cookies and made a beeline.
From Los Angeles Times
The rover also spotted small, bumpy structures called nodules.
From Science Daily
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