as in peeked
to take a quick or hasty look
just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere
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Recent Examples of glimpsed
Now, former officials say, orders are bypassing lawyers entirely, or being glimpsed by legal experts sympathetic to Hegseth's and the White House's agenda.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
For a moment, time seemed to pause as Vogue100 glimpsed the future of fashion unfolding before them.
—Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
And with those sentences, glimpsed that Gerta was also Pieter, a transformational and fluid character.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Williams’ dress was crafted from a semi-sheer fabric that allowed the Gucci logo to be glimpsed.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Kim’s sisters – Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie – can be glimpsed in what appears to be a wedding vow renewal from 2019.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Peck uses Orwell’s own words (voiced by the actor Damian Lewis) to illustrate how the author’s vision of a totalitarian future, as articulated in his seminal novel 1984, can be glimpsed around the world.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
The closest major galaxy to the Milky Way looks its best not in a telescope, but — like many objects — in binoculars, and it can even be glimpsed with the naked eye.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Future Antarctic and radio-neutrino arrays will decide if ANITA glimpsed a phantom or a frontier.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
For a moment, time seemed to pause as Vogue100 glimpsed the future of fashion unfolding before them.
—Sasha Pinto, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2025
And with those sentences, glimpsed that Gerta was also Pieter, a transformational and fluid character.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Williams’ dress was crafted from a semi-sheer fabric that allowed the Gucci logo to be glimpsed.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Kim’s sisters – Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie – can be glimpsed in what appears to be a wedding vow renewal from 2019.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Peck uses Orwell’s own words (voiced by the actor Damian Lewis) to illustrate how the author’s vision of a totalitarian future, as articulated in his seminal novel 1984, can be glimpsed around the world.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
The closest major galaxy to the Milky Way looks its best not in a telescope, but — like many objects — in binoculars, and it can even be glimpsed with the naked eye.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Future Antarctic and radio-neutrino arrays will decide if ANITA glimpsed a phantom or a frontier.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glimpsed
Verb
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Teresa shifted forward a bit, so her toes peeked over the edge of the roof.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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The solid black fabric of the pants peeked out beneath the skirt’s midi hem.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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After a solid start to the season, Goodwin dropped two passes in one drive against Nebraska, one that ricocheted off of his pads and another that glanced off of his hands in the end zone.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Jean glanced over at him, seated next to her on the pleather banquette, then away.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Glimpsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimpsed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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