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
If star-gazing and vintage glamping sound dreamy, head to Camp Kettlewood.
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Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 13 Jan. 2026
By day, visitors can hike, cycle, and view ancient petroglyphs left behind by the area's Indigenous Northern Paiute people, before spending the night gazing up at the twinkling canopy.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
The author could smoke while gazing out the window or staring into the flames in the fireplace.
—Jenny Singer, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026
The carousel included photos of the two romantically gazing into each other's eyes, embracing on the football field, out to dinner together, posing in their Halloween costumes and locking lips on several occasions.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Now more diners are flowing through, gazing at the handwritten menu on the wall affixed with neat strips of orange tape, or calling ahead.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Just gazing at a rhubarb gimlet here is (almost) as enjoyable as quaffing it.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
At the watch party on Broadway, onlookers stood shoulder to shoulder gazing up at several jumbotrons and singing and dancing to stave off the cold, with some passing out hot cocoa and hand warmers.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Here are some dates for this year's moon-gazing diary.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 13 Jan. 2026
By day, visitors can hike, cycle, and view ancient petroglyphs left behind by the area's Indigenous Northern Paiute people, before spending the night gazing up at the twinkling canopy.
—Elizabeth Rhodes, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
The author could smoke while gazing out the window or staring into the flames in the fireplace.
—Jenny Singer, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2026
The carousel included photos of the two romantically gazing into each other's eyes, embracing on the football field, out to dinner together, posing in their Halloween costumes and locking lips on several occasions.
—Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 9 Jan. 2026
Now more diners are flowing through, gazing at the handwritten menu on the wall affixed with neat strips of orange tape, or calling ahead.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 8 Jan. 2026
Just gazing at a rhubarb gimlet here is (almost) as enjoyable as quaffing it.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Jan. 2026
At the watch party on Broadway, onlookers stood shoulder to shoulder gazing up at several jumbotrons and singing and dancing to stave off the cold, with some passing out hot cocoa and hand warmers.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Here are some dates for this year's moon-gazing diary.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazing
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Below-average play is often staring you right in the face while catastrophe lurks around the corner.—
Matt Schneidman,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The face in question, below, involves Sherman staring with her mouth agape.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Jan. 2026
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Here, astronomers are gawking at a radio signal that appears crudely on the screen like a crooked game of Pong but turns out to be a line of data repeated every 78 seconds from 600 light-years away.—
Scott Tobias,
Vulture,
7 Nov. 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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