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
In February, the expectant mother shared several snaps from their engagement on Instagram, including a picture of them gazing in each other's eyes and one of Bowen putting her veil over Zuckerman's head.
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Jämsén sees this series as being about gazing at the water, rather than being glued to a large screen or cocktail bar inside.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
The self-reflexive qualities of the work go further, and the film can surely be read as a statement about the limits and possibilities of a totally analogue and backwards-gazing practice.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
In an exclusive first teaser for the film (watch below), Cata stands just outside the family home, gazing silently at grandfather Tomeu (played by legendary Spanish actor Lluís Homar (Broken Embraces, Bad Education)).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Whether gazing from Gellért Hill or haggling for paprika in the Great Market Hall—the city reveals itself in fragments—intimate, contradictory, and impossible to forget.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As the deadly disease begins to spread, the superstitious mining community begins to believe that the disease can be transmitted by simply gazing at them or when one man falls in love with another.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
The myth is that Lady Murasaki, during a visit there after her husband died, was struck with the inspiration to write her chef d’oeuvre while gazing up at an August moon.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
My favorite memory at Arches involved lounging beneath the sandstone and gazing at the stars.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Jämsén sees this series as being about gazing at the water, rather than being glued to a large screen or cocktail bar inside.
—Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2025
The self-reflexive qualities of the work go further, and the film can surely be read as a statement about the limits and possibilities of a totally analogue and backwards-gazing practice.
—Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
In an exclusive first teaser for the film (watch below), Cata stands just outside the family home, gazing silently at grandfather Tomeu (played by legendary Spanish actor Lluís Homar (Broken Embraces, Bad Education)).
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
Whether gazing from Gellért Hill or haggling for paprika in the Great Market Hall—the city reveals itself in fragments—intimate, contradictory, and impossible to forget.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
As the deadly disease begins to spread, the superstitious mining community begins to believe that the disease can be transmitted by simply gazing at them or when one man falls in love with another.
—Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
The myth is that Lady Murasaki, during a visit there after her husband died, was struck with the inspiration to write her chef d’oeuvre while gazing up at an August moon.
—Lauren Groff, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
My favorite memory at Arches involved lounging beneath the sandstone and gazing at the stars.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazing
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In a brief video snippet accompanying the post, Cyrus is seen in close-up staring directly into the camera while wearing what looks like surgical gauze around her chin and head as more white material is blown by a breeze around her face.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Sep. 2025
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As her 3-year-old began moving and removing her hand from her face and staring across the restaurant, Ariana followed her daughter's eyes to see another man seated far away from them.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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But the cringe-comedy antics of the original NBC series landed far better in Season 3 than in Season 1, once audiences began to truly love the characters instead of just gawking at them.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nunn has a divided audience, as the Baddies show is fueled with drama, with Jerry Springer style fights to keep viewers gawking.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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“Gazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazing. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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