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
The Poseidon, first glimpsed on Russian state television a decade ago, was developed to travel very large distances and trigger a city-destroying tsunami.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Fabio’s journey to understand Angus begins with a reproduction glimpsed on a phone and then takes him to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the home of Betty Angus, Patrick’s mother.
—Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Over the past few years, a dozen hunters had glimpsed the big buck sliding through the brush like a gray ghost.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
If a spectator has ever glimpsed or felt a spirit’s presence, those tales haven't gotten back to Downs.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 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
Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Fabio’s journey to understand Angus begins with a reproduction glimpsed on a phone and then takes him to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the home of Betty Angus, Patrick’s mother.
—Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Over the past few years, a dozen hunters had glimpsed the big buck sliding through the brush like a gray ghost.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
If a spectator has ever glimpsed or felt a spirit’s presence, those tales haven't gotten back to Downs.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glimpsed
Verb
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Step by careful step, Holbrook climbed, holding out bologna and cheese until two pairs of cautious eyes peeked back.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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Behind those waiting to greet the president along the driveway, a tan fence concealed the demolition of the East Wing, though a yellow bulldozer peeked out over the top.—
Nicole Fallert,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Occasionally, a monkey glanced at our boat, but most were turned away from the shore.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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At one point, Perry lovingly glanced at Trudeau.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Glimpsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimpsed. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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