as in glimpses
an instance of looking especially briefly
she was about to say something rude, but her mother silenced her with a glance
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as in bounces
to strike and fly off at an angle
the basketball glanced off the rim her wild pitch glanced off my shoulder and landed in the dugout
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as in peeks
to take a quick or hasty look
just glanced at the instructions before assembling the bike glanced over his shoulder to see if she was still there
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as in gleams
to shoot forth bursts of light
diamonds glancing in the display case
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Recent Examples of glances
Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
The reek began to overwhelm the culinary artistry of the chefs, who shot resentful glances at the weighing station.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Adler’s poems are filled with the texture of daily life, meals, gardens, handwritten notes, glances exchanged.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
As a result, Everton would have been forgiven for casting envious glances at new Roma full-back Wesley, a January target who provided width and threat throughout.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
On the other side of the aisle, Emmet chooses the same and the steward glances towards me.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
One lonely night, Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson) sits in his den, glances over his shoulder out the back window, and ends up with a bullet to the brain.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
The pair steal glances at each other from opposite sides of a stall.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
The story glances in the mirror and sees someone else.
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Garfield was visibly amused and turned in his seat, physically and metaphorically giving his costars the floor to answer, while Roberts and Edebiri gave Polidoro confused glances.
—Mekishana Pierre, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2025
The reek began to overwhelm the culinary artistry of the chefs, who shot resentful glances at the weighing station.
—Nathaniel Rich, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Adler’s poems are filled with the texture of daily life, meals, gardens, handwritten notes, glances exchanged.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
As a result, Everton would have been forgiven for casting envious glances at new Roma full-back Wesley, a January target who provided width and threat throughout.
—Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 10 Aug. 2025
Verb
The nurse smiles, but glances at the clock.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
On the other side of the aisle, Emmet chooses the same and the steward glances towards me.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
One lonely night, Dale Washberg (Tim Blake Nelson) sits in his den, glances over his shoulder out the back window, and ends up with a bullet to the brain.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
The pair steal glances at each other from opposite sides of a stall.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 8 Aug. 2025
The story glances in the mirror and sees someone else.
—Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glances
Noun
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Both Charlie Kirk and Erika Kirk shared glimpses of their home life on social media, sharing photos of their children, though not sharing their names or faces.—
Katie Kindelan,
ABC News,
10 Sep. 2025
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What would Season One have been like without those poignant glimpses of the Pacific surf?—
Spencer Whaley,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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During Sunday night’s match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and the Buffalo Bills, NBC revealed a new promo touting its coming coverage of the NBA, which bounces up in late October as part of a new 11-year rights deal struck between the basketball league and NBCUniversal.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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His 3-year-old grandson, Aaron Jennings, climbs the opposite chair and bounces on its spongy base, giggling.—
Neal Rubin,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
Verb
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That way the boot peeks out slightly, without needing to be the center of attention.—
Aemilia Madden,
Glamour,
29 Aug. 2025
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Meghan Markle is back with more recipes, peeks into her personal life and celebrity guests.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Nothing gleams as beautifully as a white kitchen.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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For all its outré looks, Area has had its over-the-top runway styles translate into highly covetable denim styles and slinky miniskirts and jackets covered in signature rhinestones and pearls.—
Roxanne Robinson,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Pittman noted the Rebels didn’t run their offense at their standard lightning pace for much of the game and did a lot of looks to the sidelines for late play adjustments.—
Tom Murphy,
Arkansas Online,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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If a fan’s only window into football analytics is a contextless statistic that flashes on the screen, though, then they might be justified in thinking data was useless.—
Mark Carey,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Archie the coach strides past my possie and flashes me a smile.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Glances.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glances. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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