observe
verb (used with object)
to see, watch, perceive, or notice.
well-observed
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a word derived from
observe.
Example Sentences
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Her narrative is leavened by a critical sympathy for her subject and well-observed accounts of her visits to the sites of Augustine’s career.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 19, 2025
Unlike storms arising from atmospheric rivers — large-scale systems that stretch for thousands of miles and have well-observed features — these are small-scale systems that emerge spontaneously.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
Fans of well-observed foibles will have a ball; class warriors might look elsewhere.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 7, 2023
There was a well-observed period of silence before kickoff as a tribute to Queen Elizabeth II, who died this month.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2022
Next to this unobserved district, we come to the well-observed districts of the Tshi, Ewe, and Yoruba-speaking people—Ellis’s region.
From West African studies by Kingsley, Mary Henrietta
