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  • past participle of sight.
  • past tense form of sight.
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sighted

[sahy-tid] / ˈsaɪ tɪd /
ADJECTIVE
seen
Synonyms


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It was about a legally blind player who made our team, legitimately earning his spot over some sighted players and also scoring in a game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Of the three most common hammerhead species, the Smooth hammerhead is most commonly sighted, Talwar said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 15, 2026

"Shortly before midnight, an unidentified flying object was sighted near Leipzig-Halle Airport, prompting the diversion of several aircraft -- including a passenger plane -- to other airports", they said in a statement.

From Barron's ● Aug. 5, 2026

Petrou had no problem “passing” for sighted, as she put it, into her 30s: “I just lied a lot. I said everywhere I went, ‘I lost my contact lenses.’

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 12, 2026

Plans were therefore made to flee as soon as their ship was sighted.

From "Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell


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