stare out
phrasal verb
stared out; staring out; stares out
British
: to look directly into a person's eyes without fear until he or she becomes uncomfortable and looks away
—often used figuratively
They had stared out danger more than once.
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Despite the alarming find, her dog appeared completely unbothered, happily sitting in the car, staring out the window with her tongue hanging out.
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
In the opening clip, filmed Sept. 10, 2024, Combs stares out a window at the New York City skyline and takes a phone call from an unnamed person.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2025
More guards stood on a nearby dock, staring out to Lake Kivu.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
As Glinda and Elphaba stare out into different uncertain futures, the scene shifts to a flashback of their younger selves.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
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Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
In the opening clip, filmed Sept. 10, 2024, Combs stares out a window at the New York City skyline and takes a phone call from an unnamed person.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 1 Dec. 2025
More guards stood on a nearby dock, staring out to Lake Kivu.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
As Glinda and Elphaba stare out into different uncertain futures, the scene shifts to a flashback of their younger selves.
—People Staff, PEOPLE, 21 Nov. 2025
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“Stare out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stare%20out. Accessed 14 Dec. 2025.
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