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
Naseby is tiny, with just 150 residents, and on some nights the Aurora Australis can be glimpsed with the naked eye.
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Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
The Poseidon, first glimpsed on Russian state television a decade ago, was developed to travel very large distances and trigger a city-destroying tsunami.
—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
Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 7 Nov. 2025
The Poseidon, first glimpsed on Russian state television a decade ago, was developed to travel very large distances and trigger a city-destroying tsunami.
—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
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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People glanced over but mostly carried on with their meals.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
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James Bond glanced up, a gun hanging limply from his trigger finger.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Glimpsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimpsed. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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