as in staring
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 gazing
Yoon’s wife is gazing at a small, framed photo on the cabinet.
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Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
The star was photographed cozying up to Consuelos on the red carpet, laughing at their private conversation, and gazing at him.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Spieth was one year removed from his third major victory at age 24, and Brown was 10, gazing up at his golfing idol in awe — the wunderkind speaking to a soon-to-be sensation in his own right.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 2 June 2026
As a scorching wind tears across the barren, rocky slopes of Komote Island off the shore of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Alfred Lenkutuk sits in the meager shelter of his hut, gazing out over the village where he was born and remembering better times.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
There are humans bustling everywhere, walking, lifting, turning blind corners and gazing upwards.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Navel-gazing cinema about the creative process isn’t usually my bag, but Almodóvar doesn’t take his own misery that seriously, even inserting a manic pixie dream hunk, a male stripper-slash-firefighter played by Patrick Criado, for a little bump and grind.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Marisa Anderson’s latest album of epic, horizon-gazing guitar compositions pulls from an international songbook that includes work from Afghanistan, Vietnam, Yemen, and Cambodia.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
In the images, Jake and Violet share an intimate moment at the altar, holding hands and gazing into each other’s eyes.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
The star was photographed cozying up to Consuelos on the red carpet, laughing at their private conversation, and gazing at him.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 8 June 2026
Spieth was one year removed from his third major victory at age 24, and Brown was 10, gazing up at his golfing idol in awe — the wunderkind speaking to a soon-to-be sensation in his own right.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 2 June 2026
As a scorching wind tears across the barren, rocky slopes of Komote Island off the shore of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Alfred Lenkutuk sits in the meager shelter of his hut, gazing out over the village where he was born and remembering better times.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
There are humans bustling everywhere, walking, lifting, turning blind corners and gazing upwards.
—Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 29 May 2026
Navel-gazing cinema about the creative process isn’t usually my bag, but Almodóvar doesn’t take his own misery that seriously, even inserting a manic pixie dream hunk, a male stripper-slash-firefighter played by Patrick Criado, for a little bump and grind.
—Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Marisa Anderson’s latest album of epic, horizon-gazing guitar compositions pulls from an international songbook that includes work from Afghanistan, Vietnam, Yemen, and Cambodia.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 22 May 2026
In the images, Jake and Violet share an intimate moment at the altar, holding hands and gazing into each other’s eyes.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazing
Verb
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The camera caught Maher staring at the stage with a slight smile, seemingly unsure how to react.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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Most of us spend hours staring at phones, laptops and tablets every day, and our eyes feel it.—
Samantha Agate,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
Verb
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Shoppers are gawking at their climbing receipts as food costs continue to climb.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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This seemingly reflexive action of whipping out their phones while gawking and filming isn’t a novel occurrence.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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