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
Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
Two nude women sit on rocks gazing down at a body of water, the figure on the right washed in red and dangling one foot in a boot, the other bare.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Kelsey Piper, Vox, 12 May 2025
Zendaya, never one to miss a visual cue, served high swagger with a tilted head and locked gaze, standing alongside her longtime stylist and image architect, Law Roach.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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Verb
Nuggets and Clippers players gazed up at the jumbotron together and tried to litigate the nanoseconds.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
Two nude women sit on rocks gazing down at a body of water, the figure on the right washed in red and dangling one foot in a boot, the other bare.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
Willem said nothing, but his gaze fixed on the darkness, where a faint, unnatural glow pulsed once, then vanished.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 12 May 2025
Zendaya, never one to miss a visual cue, served high swagger with a tilted head and locked gaze, standing alongside her longtime stylist and image architect, Law Roach.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaze
Verb
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The mirrors reflecting the best poems are slightly warped so that reading feels like staring into rippling passages.—
Terrance Hayes,
New Yorker,
19 May 2025
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Both O’Connor and the bird stare directly at the viewer.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
19 May 2025
Noun
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Here are a few of the biggest astronomical events to keep an eye out for in the coming summer months.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
19 May 2025
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The sudden look of fear in his eyes when their afternoon idyll slides into conventional romantic love packs searing poignancy, ushering in the sadness to come.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2025
Verb
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After a few decades of gawking at the problem, Washington, under the Biden administration, rallied 139 countries to do something.—
Jennifer M. Harris,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Early in the hour, Lochlan is again gawking at a nude Saxon.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Gaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaze. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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