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
Near 18th and Grand on the second double-decker Orange Bus during the mind-boggling Oranje Fanwalk on Thursday, KC2026 CEO Pam Kramer gazed back — and realized there somehow were as many people behind them as before them.
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Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
En route from the airport, his mother gazed out of the window, apparently rapt by these strange surroundings.
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The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
20 June 2026
The pair were next seen in a close-up shot standing outside together as Thompson gazed lovingly at her new husband.
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Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Were the children subjected to the marshmallow test allowed to pursue such gratifying delights, or would merely touching the treats have demonstrated their surrender to short-termism, causing the psychologist who gazed at them through a peephole to return, disappointed?
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Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Parts of what was once open fine alpine grassland, which Tibetans call pangtang where herders moved freely and gazed across the boundless horizon, are now covered by dense rows of solar panels.
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Sanggay Tashi,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.
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Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
The star, who was previously linked to Zach Braff, smiled at the camera while a smitten Cole gazed at her.
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Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
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
Kansas City Star,
27 June 2026
En route from the airport, his mother gazed out of the window, apparently rapt by these strange surroundings.
—
The Week Uk,
TheWeek,
20 June 2026
The pair were next seen in a close-up shot standing outside together as Thompson gazed lovingly at her new husband.
—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
Were the children subjected to the marshmallow test allowed to pursue such gratifying delights, or would merely touching the treats have demonstrated their surrender to short-termism, causing the psychologist who gazed at them through a peephole to return, disappointed?
—
Ian Bogost,
The Atlantic,
16 June 2026
Parts of what was once open fine alpine grassland, which Tibetans call pangtang where herders moved freely and gazed across the boundless horizon, are now covered by dense rows of solar panels.
—
Sanggay Tashi,
The Conversation,
11 June 2026
Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.
—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
The star, who was previously linked to Zach Braff, smiled at the camera while a smitten Cole gazed at her.
—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
24 May 2026
In the lab, the human art got higher ratings than the AI imagery, and people gazed at the human art for longer.
—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazed
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Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side.
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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.
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“Gazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazed. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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