Encounters
Sightings and encounters are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sightings" instead a noun "Encounters".
Sightings
Encounters and sightings are semantically related. You can use "Encounters" instead a noun "Sightings".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Hippo, seal, otter and manatee sightings have all been misreported as Stock Ness Monster encounters.
Source: Stock Ness Monster -
There have been several reported sightings, but all of Trixie's encounters turn out to be a man in a snowsuit.
Source: Bigfoot, Sasquatch and Yeti - Alien abductions and sightings bear uncanny resemblance to the fairy encounters of the old myths.
Source: Older Than They Think / Other
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Sightings and Encounters. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounters/sightings
Encounters & Sightings. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounters/sightings>.
Sightings or Encounters. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/encounters/sightings.
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