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• n  the act of spotting or staining something
• n  the act of detecting something; catching sight of something
• v  catch sight of
• v  detect with the senses
• v  mar or impair with a flaw
• v  make a spot or mark onto
• v  become spotted
• v  mark with a spot or spots so as to allow easy recognition

• Soccer's Metrosexual By MARIAN SALZMAN, trend-spotting author and chief strategy officer for the ad agency Euro RSCG Worldwide.
• A Belgian-born chemist-entrepreneur, Baekeland had a knack for spotting profitable opportunities.
• A new CAT scan technique holds the promise of spotting tumors before they turn into killers.

• staining
• maculation
• detection
• catching
• espial
• spying
• descry
• spot
• espy
• spy
• recognize
• recognise
• distinguish
• discern
• pick out
• make out
• tell apart
• blemish
• fleck
• blob
• blot

News & Articles

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• Celebs out with their tiny tots
  What's better than spotting your favorite A-list celebrity out and about? Spotting their adorable kids! From Loretta Broderick's goofy sidewalk antics to Zuma Rossdale's playground hijinks, these little stars in the making have been known to steal the spotlight from their famous parents.
  June 17, 2013 - NBC NEWS
• Photos: David Beckham Visits China
  This Week's Star Spotting - Week of June 17, 2013        
  June 17, 2013 - ABC News
• 2 Missing Boaters Spotted By US Coast Guard
  The U.S. Coast Guard says a crew spotting two missing men on a purple water scooter.
  June 17, 2013 - WCTV Tallahassee