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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Noun
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Salerno claims her team was disqualified from the following meet, and then began to face intimidating stares from the trans athlete at public events.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026 -
But, if dressed in modern attire, this prehistoric relative may not have drawn too many stares on a subway train.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Around unexpected corners, the ocean gazes at you, a bold stranger.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the 2022 snippet, the toddler gazes at the stage from his father’s arms in a pair of headphones.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There was some cowering in seats, some shielded eyes and a general atmosphere of dread.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bowie has eyes shut behind pink shadow and corpse-like marble skin on the cover of Aladdin Sane, from 1973.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Gapes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gapes. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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