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
Uranus Uranus can be glimpsed with the naked eye under very dark skies by keen-eyed observers.
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Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
In this way, Berlin and New York were linked as though through an imaginary tunnel that gave passage to the hidden or half-glimpsed sexualities that heteropatriarchy silences and obscures.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Across the 10 episodes of its first season, which aired over the summer, various characters like Oscar signal to them, joke around with them, and bump into them, but they're never glimpsed.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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
All are glimpsed early in the film, as the teams pose for a group photograph.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
Across both songs, the fear glimpsed through the door viewer proves to be illusory, pointing to the truth that a shift in perspective can instantly invert the world.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025
Naseby is tiny, with just 150 residents, and on some nights the Aurora Australis can be glimpsed with the naked eye.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Joe Rao, Space.com, 1 Jan. 2026
In this way, Berlin and New York were linked as though through an imaginary tunnel that gave passage to the hidden or half-glimpsed sexualities that heteropatriarchy silences and obscures.
—Javier Montes, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Across the 10 episodes of its first season, which aired over the summer, various characters like Oscar signal to them, joke around with them, and bump into them, but they're never glimpsed.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Dec. 2025
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
All are glimpsed early in the film, as the teams pose for a group photograph.
—Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 23 Dec. 2025
Across both songs, the fear glimpsed through the door viewer proves to be illusory, pointing to the truth that a shift in perspective can instantly invert the world.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2025
Naseby is tiny, with just 150 residents, and on some nights the Aurora Australis can be glimpsed with the naked eye.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glimpsed
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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
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Stopped and glanced at the side garden on the way out.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Jan. 2026
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Now, after her team’s runaway 97-61 victory over Penn State on Wednesday inside Rec Hall, Close glanced at the 10 reporters on a Zoom call and doubled down on her previous remarks.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Jan. 2026
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“Glimpsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimpsed. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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