as in glances
an instance of looking especially briefly
suggested that they take a gander at the display of classic cars
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as in idiots
a stupid person
the village's chief of police was an ineffectual albeit pleasant gander
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ganders
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His shoulders sagging beneath the weight of disbelief, Roch Cholowsky trudged toward the dugout rail, stealing glances at the jubilant Saint Mary’s mob flooding the diamond behind him.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026 -
Some of the glances were written directly into the script, but others came naturally.—
Seija Rankin,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Noun
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This is different from the pastime counterfactuals enjoyed after the fact by barfly drunks and social media idiots.—
Kyle Wagner,
New York Daily News,
3 June 2026
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Kids, let’s face it, are idiots by nature, and that’s not their fault.—
Matt Reigle OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
27 May 2026
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The show also includes looks that are really about preserving the performer’s face and employing subtle transformations via stubble or smaller prosthetic pieces.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
4 June 2026
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The Spurs scored only 40 points in the entire second half and struggled to generate good looks in the fourth quarter.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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There are complicated brain-chemistry factors involved that have to do with testosterone, and dopaminergic systems, and kappa-opioid receptors, all of which seem to add up to a Jim Gaffigan joke about how men are morons compared with their wives.—
McKay Coppins,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2026
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The Dilbert principle — traced back to a quote in a 1995 strip — posited that managers and higher-ups are actually successful morons whose stubbornness is confused for real leadership qualities.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Meandering golf cart paths swerve around ancient trees and limestone rocks for an immersive experience, revealing glimpses of the sea through the forest.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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The difference now is that those tools are coming together in more than just the big moments or in glimpses.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Through the fuzz and the bad camera angles emerges an extraordinary catalogue of dummies, flicks, and feints, a hodge-podge of silly tricks.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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More than a dozen city, county and state agencies worked together, deploying drones, using dummies as cadavers, and taking on the roles of victims, triage and others to make the drill as realistic as possible.—
Mark Prussin,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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The streamer confirmed the news in a social post, which flashed peeks of a photo shoot with the show’s four leads.—
Kenneal Patterson,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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Expect exposed timber beams, original brick and sandstone, Tasmanian artwork, and peeks of original wallpaper.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 May 2026
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People have been hurt so badly by radical left lunatics that worked for the Biden administration and Sleepy Joe.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
7 June 2026
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To get a sentence like that in a communist, radically left-wing city of liberal lunatics is truly amazing.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Ganders.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ganders. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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