as in to peek
to take a quick or hasty look
just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere
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Recent Examples of glimpse
Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The designer, who specializes in turning landfill into wearable art, also wanted to provide a glimpse into his creative process by recreating a work room filled with personal mementos.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Donald Liebenson, Vanity Fair, 28 Dec. 2025
Also glimpsed in the trailer are Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton, Victor Alli as John Stirling, Daniel Francis as Marcs Anderson, Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich, Emma Naomi as Alice Mondrich, John the Footman, Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton and more.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
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Noun
But some experts warn that what’s happening in Hatteras could be a glimpse of what’s to come in other coastal areas as climate change fuels more powerful storms and hastens erosion.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 7 Nov. 2025
The designer, who specializes in turning landfill into wearable art, also wanted to provide a glimpse into his creative process by recreating a work room filled with personal mementos.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
In Bardot’s 1956 breakout film, her then husband Roger Vadim’s And God Created Woman, she is first glimpsed sunbathing naked.
—Donald Liebenson, Vanity Fair, 28 Dec. 2025
Also glimpsed in the trailer are Hannah Dodd as Francesca Bridgerton, Victor Alli as John Stirling, Daniel Francis as Marcs Anderson, Martins Imhangbe as Will Mondrich, Emma Naomi as Alice Mondrich, John the Footman, Luke Newton as Colin Bridgerton and more.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glimpse
Noun
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Preparing for Thanksgiving means adhering to a schedule that seems deceivingly simple at first glance, but instead can harbor sneaky disasters at every turn.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
9 Nov. 2025
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Taltos First introduced in 1990's The Witching Hour and given prime focus in Taltos four years later, the taltos are a species that, on first glance, look human, but are usually taller, thinner, and have bones mostly made of cartilage.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The area was badly burned, but still Simpson noticed green sprouts peeking out of the ashy soil and from the branches of trees that the average passerby might assume were dead.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Jan. 2026
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The barrage of sounds and effects is so overstimulating that trying to suss out whatever occasional folk signifiers peek through (a gamelan here, a pan-flute there) can leave you with egg on your face.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Lined up next to rookie left tackle Josh Simmons and veteran center Creed Humphrey, Suamataia took some lumps in the first two preseason games before settling in for a clean sheet in the third look against the Bears.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Casly Lamiit Matching Turtleneck and Skirt Set Go for an easy one-and-done look with this turtleneck sweater and skirt set.—
Mia Huelsbeck,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Glimpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimpse. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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