as in stares
a fixed intent look
I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying
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as in gazes
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order
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Recent Examples of gapes
Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
Straitjacketed inside the inescapable present, Pearl gapes up to discover that her husband, Walker, has found her; Walker was always going to find her.
—Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
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Noun
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Indeed, compared with the realistically creased faces and hangdog stares of the Cubs, the Boston fans behind them are closer to grotesques, an inhuman crush of caricatures.—
Christopher Borrelli,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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At the gym, located in Garden Grove, Hansen says they were met with unwelcoming and leering stares before entering the facility.—
Maddie Connors,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Anna Karina, the star, gazes off to the left.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
16 Feb. 2026
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Curving around the glistening, glacial Sarmiento Lake, an amphitheater of rooms gazes up at the Paine massif, with scenes constantly shifting depending on the time of day.—
Sarah Marshall,
Condé Nast Traveler,
22 Jan. 2026
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Glenn moved through the mixed zone interview area briskly, eyes red-rimmed, skates still on.—
Brittany Ghiroli,
New York Times,
18 Feb. 2026
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With quizzical eyes upon it, Players Era announced that its checks ultimately cleared a couple weeks later, with most of the money routed through schools’ dedicated NIL collectives.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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“Gapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gapes. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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