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
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
All the scornful gazes of my schoolmates when Doc started to pick me up from campus had been worth it.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 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
Her perceptive lensing is especially poignant across wordless scenes where the two girls romance their teacher through longing gazes.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 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
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
Noun
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
All the scornful gazes of my schoolmates when Doc started to pick me up from campus had been worth it.
—Literary Hub, 27 Mar. 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
Her perceptive lensing is especially poignant across wordless scenes where the two girls romance their teacher through longing gazes.
—Tomris Laffly, Variety, 24 Jan. 2026
Verb
Peasants whisper about monsters in the forest, and in the interlude between the wars, Lajos gazes at a house that is burning down and has a premonition of the world-historical destruction to come.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 23 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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazes
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In one scene from the film’s original script, the King of Pop stares at his reflection in the mirror, capturing his sorrowful gaze as police car lights flash behind him.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2026
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Musgraves and Hannah Lux Davis co-directed the song’s cheeky video, which is set in a grocery store and is ripe with fruit-touching and wistful stares.—
Travis Pinson,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Having this series against a quality opponent opened the eyes of West Aurora coach John Reeves.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Apr. 2026
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Two men carried an effigy of Maduro, his eyes blood-red, and his teeth vampiric, wearing a prison jumpsuit with a chain around his neck.—
Diego Lasarte,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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