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\ ˈgāz 
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\gazed; gazing
Definition of gaze
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to fix the eyes in a steady intent look often with eagerness or studious attention
gazed out the window at the snow
gaze
nounDefinition of gaze (Entry 2 of 2)
: a fixed intent look
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Examples of gaze in a Sentence
Verb
He gazed out the window at the snow.
She gazed intently into his eyes. Noun
She looked at him with a calm, steady gaze.
suddenly aware of her admiring gaze, he became self-conscious and uncomfortable
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Recent Examples on the Web: Verb By the time the fireworks launched from Ship Creek, snow fell steadily as families gazed up at the sky to the north.
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Marc Lester, Anchorage Daily News, "Snow falls and fireworks fly as Anchorage celebrates the start of a new decade," 1 Jan. 2020 Guadalupe Fares, 36, took her two young children with her to gaze up at the millions of lights.
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Washington Post, "Venezuela’s Christmas lights glow after a dark year," 20 Dec. 2019 As many Central Floridians turn to the skies to watch rocket launches or gaze up at the moon, one Orlando resident is creating extraterrestrial environments right in his own garage.
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Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, "Apollo 11: Orlando photographer ‘builds space’ using Legos and imagination," 16 July 2019 From the ceiling the gods, reclining on gilded couches, gazed down, smiling and inexorable as a summer sky.
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James Mcauley, Town & Country, "The Oldest Money: Inside Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's Sicilian Palazzo," 10 Dec. 2019 Earle Skow, a defense attorney, gazed through the bars at the drunken gangster moll.
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oregonlive, "Fun-loving ‘Torchy’ Jessing ‘autographed’ knife she used to stab gangster boyfriend, becoming 1950s Portland celebrity," 3 Dec. 2019 Panellists predict a cashless future while gazing into a huge crystal ball.
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The Economist, "Big Tech takes aim at the low-profit retail-banking industry," 21 Nov. 2019 Then, while gazing at the view, my stomach grumbles for dinner number two.
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Adam H. Graham, Condé Nast Traveler, "Osaka Is a Food-Obsessed City Unlike Anywhere Else in Japan," 16 Nov. 2019 Langford-Staddon lives in Phoenix but was born and raised in La Mora, where the family rode horses near a big river and gazed at skies of endless stars at night.
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Washington Post, "Last victim of Mexico border killings buried as others leave," 10 Nov. 2019 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The hundreds of thousands of women who have created networks based on their at-home workouts can’t be reduced to a reaction to the male gaze.
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Jenny Singer, Glamour, "Leave the Peloton Bike Ad Lady Alone," 5 Dec. 2019 So Trainer and her colleagues have focused their gaze on the red planet’s surface, where there are plenty of chemicals that contain oxygen.
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Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "Mysterious oxygen spike seen on Mars puzzles scientists," 18 Nov. 2019 For now, Warner and his defensive cohorts fix their gaze on Murray — who passed for 241 yards and ran for 34 more against the 49ers on Halloween night.
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Ron Kroichick, SFChronicle.com, "49ers seek quick turnaround, with parade of strong opponents looming," 14 Nov. 2019 Described as part moral fable, part sociopolitical comedy and part noirish thriller, the drama turns its cautionary gaze on the rise of fascism and its dangers.
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David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, "Emmy-Winner Luke Kirby to Lead 'Judgment Day' on New York Stage," 16 Oct. 2019 The director has often turned to a child's gaze while wading into issues of loss, fear and morality.
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Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, "Why 'Jojo Rabbit's Taika Waititi didn't study Hitler before playing him," 6 Sep. 2019 Cooley expected the players to be good little girls who still appealed to the male gaze — but only in an innocent and chaste way, which a mother never could.
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Britni De La Cretaz, Longreads, "Flagrant Foul: Benching Teen Moms Before Title IX," 14 Aug. 2019 In Trump’s Washington, no process from immune to the President’s gaze.
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Adam Lashinsky, Fortune, "Why Companies Should Not Attack Back At Hackers—Data Sheet," 18 July 2019 With one rescued, Lt Cdr Firdaus cast his gaze on the three bobbing in the water.
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Rahul Singh, Quartz India, "You’ve heard stories of Indian Army and Air Force heroes. Now here’s an angel from the Navy," 23 June 2019
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More Definitions for gaze
gaze
verbEnglish Language Learners Definition of gaze
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to look at someone or something in a steady way and usually for a long time
gaze
nounEnglish Language Learners Definition of gaze (Entry 2 of 2)
: a long and steady look
See the full definition for gaze in the English Language Learners Dictionary
gaze
verb\ ˈgāz \
\gazed; gazing
Kids Definition of gaze
(Entry 1 of 2)
: to fix the eyes in a long steady look
She gazed at the stars.
gaze
nounKids Definition of gaze (Entry 2 of 2)
: a long steady look
gaze
intransitive verb\ ˈgāz \
\gazed; gazing
Medical Definition of gaze
: to fix the eyes in a steady and intent look
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