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
Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Go ice skating, indulge in a fluffy waffle, and then retire to a table at Elfde Gebod, a traditional pub where hundreds of statues of the Virgin Mary gaze down on the drinkers.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Keep your core tight, your shoulders back, and your gaze forward as much as possible.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Indeed, this is a coffee table book that’s meant to be savored and not just gazed at.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Go ice skating, indulge in a fluffy waffle, and then retire to a table at Elfde Gebod, a traditional pub where hundreds of statues of the Virgin Mary gaze down on the drinkers.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 27 Oct. 2025
Noun
The only beings exempt from Gunn’s compassionate gaze are authoritarians of any nationality or species.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Keep your core tight, your shoulders back, and your gaze forward as much as possible.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaze
Verb
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As the boat sails away, the Creature quietly stares into the sunrise with a smile on his face.—
Yasmeen Hamadeh,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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The video teaser Chrli shared features eerie, horror film–like sound effects and the haunting sound of violins as Charli is pinned down by an elderly hand while staring directly into the camera.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Another guard with a fresh cut above his eye told Reuters he had been hit in the head by a heavy drumstick thrown from the crowd.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
12 Nov. 2025
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Washington, wary of straining its ties with New Delhi, turns a blind eye.—
MUHIB RAHMAN,
Foreign Affairs,
12 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Here, astronomers are gawking at a radio signal that appears crudely on the screen like a crooked game of Pong but turns out to be a line of data repeated every 78 seconds from 600 light-years away.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 2025
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Adelman stopped in to gawk at the scoreboard for a bit, and who knows, maybe to scout for candidates to fill the Nuggets’ 15th roster spot as well.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Gaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaze. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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