as in stares
a fixed intent look
suddenly aware of her admiring gaze, he became self-conscious and uncomfortable
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as in gawks
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 gazes
Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Hinkey finds both viciousness and vulnerability within Red Feather, crafting, through his fierce physicality and long, unblinking gazes, a man aware of the world steadily leaving him behind.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The other kids laughed, and their gazes met.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
Lots of laughter, troubled gazes, leftovers.
—New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
In Competition Tender Claws’ Face Jumping, uses eye-tracking on the Meta Quest Pro to let participants swap perspectives with what looked like ghosts, by locking gazes with them.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
In the 2022 snippet, the toddler gazes at the stage from his father’s arms in a pair of headphones.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Brugge lifts up one of the jars and gazes at it with reverence.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Dec. 2025
In its analysis, Premier Inn showed 100 participants images of winter in 72 cities around the world and used eye-tracking technology to measure which destinations held gazes the longest.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Wearing a tropical print shirt, Ben Parker, visiting from Kansas City, gazes at the colorful mojitos and other drinks on the table next to him.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Fitzgerald stands at the center while Gillespie gazes at her, flanked by other musicians.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
In the next, her husband looks on lovingly while their toddler gazes at the baby with joy, curiosity and awe.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Harper gazes through the window at two new pitches which have cost £750,000 ($1m) to install.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
Wide-eyed gazes and blotchy skin.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Hinkey finds both viciousness and vulnerability within Red Feather, crafting, through his fierce physicality and long, unblinking gazes, a man aware of the world steadily leaving him behind.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The other kids laughed, and their gazes met.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 14 Nov. 2025
Lots of laughter, troubled gazes, leftovers.
—New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
In Competition Tender Claws’ Face Jumping, uses eye-tracking on the Meta Quest Pro to let participants swap perspectives with what looked like ghosts, by locking gazes with them.
—Charlie Fink, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
Verb
Around unexpected corners, the ocean gazes at you, a bold stranger.
—Dana Goodyear, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
In the 2022 snippet, the toddler gazes at the stage from his father’s arms in a pair of headphones.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 1 Jan. 2026
Brugge lifts up one of the jars and gazes at it with reverence.
—Martha Bebinger, NPR, 9 Dec. 2025
In its analysis, Premier Inn showed 100 participants images of winter in 72 cities around the world and used eye-tracking technology to measure which destinations held gazes the longest.
—Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 29 Nov. 2025
Wearing a tropical print shirt, Ben Parker, visiting from Kansas City, gazes at the colorful mojitos and other drinks on the table next to him.
—Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 27 Nov. 2025
Fitzgerald stands at the center while Gillespie gazes at her, flanked by other musicians.
—Amy Carleton, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2025
In the next, her husband looks on lovingly while their toddler gazes at the baby with joy, curiosity and awe.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
Harper gazes through the window at two new pitches which have cost £750,000 ($1m) to install.
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazes
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Salerno claims her team was disqualified from the following meet, and then began to face intimidating stares from the trans athlete at public events.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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But, if dressed in modern attire, this prehistoric relative may not have drawn too many stares on a subway train.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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There was some cowering in seats, some shielded eyes and a general atmosphere of dread.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bowie has eyes shut behind pink shadow and corpse-like marble skin on the cover of Aladdin Sane, from 1973.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Gazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazes. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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