as in stared
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
couldn't help gawking at the exotically dressed guests in the hotel lobby
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Recent Examples of gawked
Drilling for progress As the rest of us gawked at Maye’s pinpoint accuracy on his 55-yard completion to Rhamondre Stevenson in the third quarter of last Sunday’s win — the longest of his career — Maye’s position coach smiled for a different reason.
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Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gawked
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Wenhardt stared at his pages, puzzled.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Goldberg stared blankly into the camera before fully burying her head in her arms.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
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Sweeney posed with her arms overhead and gazed at her reflection in the mirror.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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After releasing the baseball, Luis Garcia gazed toward the first-base dugout.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Gawked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gawked. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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