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Recent Examples of leer
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
Director Sarah Blush and her excellent six-woman ensemble have taken note — even when Williams’s text periodically wavers or thins, Coach Coach remains a delicious showcase for their all-out commitment to every gasp-inducing revelation, ominous leer, and sudden but inevitable betrayal.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 June 2024
David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
His singing voice never leaves a plugged-up, somewhat Muppet-y place behind his nose, and his physical palette is all coyly twirling fingers and hunched-up, leering Gollum poses.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The impersonal, modernist thrill of watching strangers on the crowded subway has been eroded, but those strange leers have also been replaced by actual fellowship on group text chats.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
Director Sarah Blush and her excellent six-woman ensemble have taken note — even when Williams’s text periodically wavers or thins, Coach Coach remains a delicious showcase for their all-out commitment to every gasp-inducing revelation, ominous leer, and sudden but inevitable betrayal.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 June 2024
Verb
And the fact that Sergei keeps openly leering at her isn’t helping matters.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
His singing voice never leaves a plugged-up, somewhat Muppet-y place behind his nose, and his physical palette is all coyly twirling fingers and hunched-up, leering Gollum poses.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leer
Noun
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Agnes has a gawky, floppy-haired beauty, a gently appraising stare, quizzically arching eyebrows, and a tendency to listen with her mouth half open, as if in anticipation of a punch line that will take her, and us, by surprise.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
20 June 2025
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Jalen, about 9 years old at the time, shot his dad an angry stare.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
Verb
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There’s nothing wrong with ogling a juicy rack of ribs or drooling over a hunk of brisket slowly smoking over hot coals.—
Katie Rife,
EW.com,
11 May 2025
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Throughout the book, ogling bystanders, nonchalant locals, and wannabes shooting their shot at stardom all add to the surrealist spectacle.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
23 May 2025
Noun
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It could be considered a sign of ambivalence toward her mirror image, or the body image created through internalizing the gaze of the other.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
24 June 2025
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In uncertain times, individuals simply can’t afford to divert their gaze away from everything happening globally.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2025
Verb
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Others eyeing the results are not so sure, report The Hill’s Mike Lillis and Mychael Schnell.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
24 June 2025
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There’s just as much ambiguity among those eyeing a chase of the GOP nomination.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
23 June 2025
Noun
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Gravina’s praise for his temperament amid the media glare also left one with the impression that the FIGC president can’t be on social media, where the reels of Gattuso’s press conference shenanigans have guaranteed virality.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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There are protectors that serve many different purposes, such as protecting your TV screen from cracks, reducing glare on your screen and protecting your TV from the elements. TV surface protection Most people who are buying a TV screen protector are looking for surface protection.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2025
Noun
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Many bird species young have this gape so the parents can more easily direct food into their mouths.—
Sheryl De Vore,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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For instance, that toothy gape up front is corralled by a goatee of nearly 200 digital light whiskers.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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At first glance, this approach may seem both logical and inevitable in a world increasingly shaped by generative AI and automation.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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How Durant will fit in Houston At first glance, Durant looks like a hand-in-glove fit for a team that struggled offensively at times last season, especially in the halfcourt — deficiencies that were exposed by a veteran Warriors team in the first round of the playoffs.—
Kelly Iko,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leer. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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