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
Carol M. Bareuther, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
The director, who’d been gazing forward since Adria arrived, finally spoke.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
Like Luna, Kite is participating directly in a system of cultural recording, but her refusal to legibly encode or concretize her scores for the mainstream destabilizes the ethnographic gaze and its desire to document, categorize, and control Indigenous culture, language, and bodies.
—Christopher T. Green, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Verb
At 1,500-foot elevation, sip a banana daiquiri while scanning the panoramic view, gazing to the north at St. Thomas’s uninhabited island, then to the east at the British Virgin Islands.
—Carol M. Bareuther, AFAR Media, 20 Feb. 2025
The director, who’d been gazing forward since Adria arrived, finally spoke.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
People come to star gaze, take new moon hikes, and see the Milky Way or stars.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2025
Like Luna, Kite is participating directly in a system of cultural recording, but her refusal to legibly encode or concretize her scores for the mainstream destabilizes the ethnographic gaze and its desire to document, categorize, and control Indigenous culture, language, and bodies.
—Christopher T. Green, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaze
Verb
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Just over a year ago its Marvel Studios division was staring into an abyss.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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In the clip, the blonde dachshund stares at his bowl of dry food, clearly unimpressed.—
Tommy Tuberville,
Newsweek,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Those moves were all done with an eye on the trade deadline.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Be mindful of snow plows: Keep an eye out for snow plows and allow them ample room to pass.—
Southern California Weather Report,
Orange County Register,
7 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Women bearing sparklers and bottles of champagne descended, as clubbers gawked from the perimeter.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
3 Mar. 2025
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Ropes were fixed and the jolly-boat was hauled up to the main deck, where a scattering of sailors waited, gawking curiously.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Gaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaze. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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