Synonyms for sighting
sight·ing

Princeton's WordNet

1. sightingnoun

   the act of observing

   "several sightings of enemy troops were reported"

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1. List of paraphrases for "sighting":

   observation

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1. Lowell Police:

   The boy was dropped off at his babysitter’s house by his parents at about 7 a.m. Lowell Police have spoken with a neighbor who saw the boy in the babysitter’s yard at about 9:15 a.m. That remains the last known sighting of the boy.

2. Dave Keiter:

   Given the proximity to Portland, we were very surprised when this report came in and elated when we were able to verify the sighting, we really appreciate the people who reported this rare occurrence and Cascadia Wild who helped us confirm the report and begin monitoring efforts.

3. John W. Fitzpatrick:

   Since the first sighting, this has consumed us. We have dedicated our time and our dreams to protecting and conserving this area. These woods are my church. There is no bird like this in the world.

4. Police Chief Yunus Wally:

   It's true, an AMA (Associated Mission Aviation) aircraft reported sighting aircraft debris around Oksop waterfall.

5. Gideon McKean:

   They got into a canoe, intending simply to retrieve the ball, and somehow got pushed by wind or tide into the open bay, about 30 minutes later they were spotted by an onlooker from land, who saw them far out from shore, and called the police. After that last sighting, they were not seen again. The Coast Guard recovered their canoe, which was capsized and miles away, at approximately 6:30( Thursday) evening.