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View definitions for firsthand

firsthand

adjective as in direct

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She said she felt like she was trespassing in space and upon the experience of the select few astronauts who had written about it firsthand.

I’ve spoken with dozens of veterans who received other-than-honorable discharges and their families and seen the damage caused firsthand: stymied career prospects, limited access to healthcare.

When he visited Moscow after the sanctions were tightened, he observed firsthand that banned cheeses were being displayed openly on the shelves of shops.

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Many detail seeing the impacts of illegal migration firsthand, but voters are divided on how to handle it.

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He cast votes for Gascón and Proposition 36, noting that while he rejects the idea that crime is out of control, living near Skid Row he sees firsthand the effects of mental illness and addiction.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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