as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
just sat there and gazed at the panorama before us until it got too dark to see
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as in stare
a fixed intent look
suddenly aware of her admiring gaze, he became self-conscious and uncomfortable
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Recent Examples of gaze
Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Here's what to know about the timing, and if the weather will allow for moon-gazing activities.
—Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Elly Fishman, Vogue, 8 May 2026
In Inverted Tree, Man for Hire (2004), for example, the trunk of a wily branched tree bears a piercing gaze.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
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Verb
Her new perspective gazes at us directly, compelling us to meet her eye.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
Here's what to know about the timing, and if the weather will allow for moon-gazing activities.
—Mariyam Muhammad, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Noun
His gaze is direct, unflinching.
—Elly Fishman, Vogue, 8 May 2026
In Inverted Tree, Man for Hire (2004), for example, the trunk of a wily branched tree bears a piercing gaze.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaze
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In the fourth quarter with the game on the line, Blair called a loose-ball foul on the Cavs and Atkinson hated the call, but rather than scream or dart toward the official, Atkinson just sort of stood near his bench, staring at Blair and shaking his head.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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Some sit pensively, staring into the distance—one resembles Rodin's The Thinker, his chin gently resting on his hand.—
Mary Holland,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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In other words, the surface numbers and the eye test are matching the analytics in Chisholm’s case.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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Another adjustment on set was with his daughter played by Toscano tending to follow his hands as Insolera communicated using sign language, rather than look into his eyes.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 May 2026
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This seemingly reflexive action of whipping out their phones while gawking and filming isn’t a novel occurrence.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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There are flashy dunks or goals to gawk at.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Gaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaze. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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