as in to gaze
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
her friends stared in disbelief upon seeing her walking arm in arm with her ex-husband
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as in gaze
a fixed intent look
caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film
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Recent Examples of stare
Sophie Neiman,
NPR,
20 June 2026
Banks, brokerages and financial intermediaries don’t rent savings, or take savings in to stare lovingly at the money.
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John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Flair watched Cargill roll out of the ring and then went into a long stare.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Verb
Those that could speak chatted quietly, and others stared into the distance.
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Sophie Neiman,
NPR,
20 June 2026
Banks, brokerages and financial intermediaries don’t rent savings, or take savings in to stare lovingly at the money.
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John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
Noun
Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.
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Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Flair watched Cargill roll out of the ring and then went into a long stare.
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Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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On several occasions this writer has had the pleasure of gazing at the aforesaid state capitol building at Tallahassee … which looked, at first glance, like a garage only there was a kind of dome on top and garages usually do not have domes.
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The final slide of the carousel, a black-and-white snap, saw Olivera gazing down at Aidan and placing her hand into his isolette.
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Shoppers are gawking at their climbing receipts as food costs continue to climb.
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Still, fans will get a chance to gawk at the arms of José Canseco, who turns 62 nine days before the derby.
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“Stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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