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
Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Everyone’s soft gazes soon hardened as the magnificent baby with so many rolls and love handles proved to be all unsightly flab.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Their gazes famously met for the first time on the Croisette in 1955, and from that moment on, nothing was the same.
—Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 19 Apr. 2026
Drinks downed, the guests’ gazes landed on the horological wall in front of them.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Psychologist Victor Chung and his research team found in 2024 that shared attention on the same object strengthens social cohesion even when people’s gazes are physically scattered.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Besides their long, dark hair and smoldering gazes, what do Charli XCX and Salma Hayek have in common?
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026
Later, when both groups of residents were practicing their knots, the quiet eye group was told to employ sustained gazes while the control group was not.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Their gazes are bright, or disaffected, or longing.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 June 2026
One character gazes out and tries to make a decision.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
And Sylvie, who still gazes with utmost tenderness at a black-and-white photograph, taken during her time abroad, of a nameless wailing Russian child, has permanently abandoned her own daughter by refusing to visit her.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Her new perspective gazes at us directly, compelling us to meet her eye.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
All three writers turned loving, humorous, piercing gazes on a particular place, exploring, through cycles of plays, the rich humanity and the grave historical wounds of its inhabitants.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Tiny Michael, played by Juliano Valdi, gazes from the window of his family’s small home, watching kids playing in the snow.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
Curving around the glistening, glacial Sarmiento Lake, an amphitheater of rooms gazes up at the Paine massif, with scenes constantly shifting depending on the time of day.
—Sarah Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 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
Noun
For more than 130 years, this twilight chamber, as Ingmar Bergman called it, was brought to life by the lives of others, by their thoughts, their struggles, their words and their gazes.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2026
Everyone’s soft gazes soon hardened as the magnificent baby with so many rolls and love handles proved to be all unsightly flab.
—Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026
Their gazes famously met for the first time on the Croisette in 1955, and from that moment on, nothing was the same.
—Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 19 Apr. 2026
Drinks downed, the guests’ gazes landed on the horological wall in front of them.
—Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2026
Psychologist Victor Chung and his research team found in 2024 that shared attention on the same object strengthens social cohesion even when people’s gazes are physically scattered.
—Yook Jihun, Popular Science, 26 Mar. 2026
Besides their long, dark hair and smoldering gazes, what do Charli XCX and Salma Hayek have in common?
—Reece Andavolgyi, InStyle, 1 Feb. 2026
Later, when both groups of residents were practicing their knots, the quiet eye group was told to employ sustained gazes while the control group was not.
—Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Their gazes are bright, or disaffected, or longing.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 25 Jan. 2026
Verb
The sun sets over the bay of Cassis, a charming seaside resort near Marseille, as a young woman gazes toward the horizon.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 June 2026
One character gazes out and tries to make a decision.
—Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 20 May 2026
And Sylvie, who still gazes with utmost tenderness at a black-and-white photograph, taken during her time abroad, of a nameless wailing Russian child, has permanently abandoned her own daughter by refusing to visit her.
—James Wood, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Her new perspective gazes at us directly, compelling us to meet her eye.
—Literary Hub, 4 May 2026
All three writers turned loving, humorous, piercing gazes on a particular place, exploring, through cycles of plays, the rich humanity and the grave historical wounds of its inhabitants.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 26 Apr. 2026
Tiny Michael, played by Juliano Valdi, gazes from the window of his family’s small home, watching kids playing in the snow.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 21 Apr. 2026
Curving around the glistening, glacial Sarmiento Lake, an amphitheater of rooms gazes up at the Paine massif, with scenes constantly shifting depending on the time of day.
—Sarah Marshall, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazes
Noun
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In the top of the 7th, Dodgers pitcher Zack Greinke hits the first batter, Miguel Montero, in the back, prompting both benches to empty, although only stares are exchanged.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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Brith stares, dazed, nonplussed.—
Maggie O’Farrell,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
Noun
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His eyes were beautiful and distant, as blue as the sky in my homeland.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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The victim, a man in his 40s, was in serious condition in a local hospital after sustaining serious slash wounds to his face, eyes, neck and back, the police said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 June 2026
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“Gazes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazes. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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