as in stared
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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Recent Examples of gazed
In the lab, the human art got higher ratings than the AI imagery, and people gazed at the human art for longer.
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Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
In failing to meaningfully contend with its context, the show veers dangerously close to repeating the mistakes of notorious exhibitions that flatten non-Western artworks into objects meant to be gazed upon.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Rubin-Vega gazed toward the under-stairs entrance to her former apartment.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
In the first image, Cole gazed lovingly at the Little Women star, who wrapped her arm around his shoulder.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
On a recent Monday afternoon in a small Mexican diner, not far from the 710 Freeway in East Los Angeles, Gricel Gonzalez, 57, gazed out the window at the avenue.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Dreher led me to a spot at the center of the nave and gazed down.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Betts gazed back with angst, momentarily annoyed with her coach.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
In another shot, Victoria gazed lovingly at David while the pair were also photographed with Romeo and Cruz, and their respective girlfriends, Kim Turnbull and Jackie Apostel.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
In failing to meaningfully contend with its context, the show veers dangerously close to repeating the mistakes of notorious exhibitions that flatten non-Western artworks into objects meant to be gazed upon.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Rubin-Vega gazed toward the under-stairs entrance to her former apartment.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
In the first image, Cole gazed lovingly at the Little Women star, who wrapped her arm around his shoulder.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
On a recent Monday afternoon in a small Mexican diner, not far from the 710 Freeway in East Los Angeles, Gricel Gonzalez, 57, gazed out the window at the avenue.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2026
Dreher led me to a spot at the center of the nave and gazed down.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
Betts gazed back with angst, momentarily annoyed with her coach.
—Aaron Heisen, Daily News, 7 Feb. 2026
In another shot, Victoria gazed lovingly at David while the pair were also photographed with Romeo and Cruz, and their respective girlfriends, Kim Turnbull and Jackie Apostel.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazed
Verb
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Colorado stared at a 3-0 deficit after the first intermission.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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Sashko stared at the fingers for a long time.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Verb
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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Gazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazed. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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