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
Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 June 2025
The officer drove by the vehicle and saw what appeared to be a bald white man sitting in the driver’s seat staring straight ahead.
—Mara Gottfried, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
Josh Meyer, USA Today, 6 June 2025
There’s no words, but there’s a lot of stares and reveals.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 31 May 2025
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Verb
But the person sitting in the vehicle didn't respond and stared straight ahead, according to Thompson.
—Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 17 June 2025
The officer drove by the vehicle and saw what appeared to be a bald white man sitting in the driver’s seat staring straight ahead.
—Mara Gottfried, Mercury News, 17 June 2025
Noun
Part of identifying suspicious travelers relies on noticing behaviors such as fidgeting or having a penetrating stare, which government watchdogs and some lawmakers have criticized in the past as an unreliable basis for probable cause.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 6 June 2025
There’s no words, but there’s a lot of stares and reveals.
—Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 31 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stare
Verb
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Ceramic characters, each with their own whimsical charm, gaze from various angles in Rami Kim’s studio.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
24 June 2025
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Sit on the veranda and rock, gazing out at the mountain views.—
Moira McCarthy,
Boston Herald,
22 June 2025
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Browns Canyon Dynamic granite walls stretch above the Arkansas River like a castle’s watchtowers: Both paddlers and anglers alike gawk skyward in appreciation of the geological glory of Browns Canyon.—
Morgan Tilton,
Denver Post,
8 June 2025
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About 20 minutes later, however, the whirring device crept back to gawk some more at her personal space.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.
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