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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
Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025
And the fact that Sergei keeps openly leering at her isn’t helping matters.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 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modernist thrill of watching strangers on the crowded subway has been eroded, but those strange leers have also been replaced by actual fellowship on group text chats.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
Realizing that the strange men who leer at Dynevor from almost every corner in the film were in fact processing their brush with a Hollywood A-lister is fascinating to watch.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Jan. 2025
And the fact that Sergei keeps openly leering at her isn’t helping matters.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leer
Noun
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Now, the latest topic sparking debate is the Gen Z stare.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
17 July 2025
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Servers and bartenders claim that their Gen Z customers respond to unexpected questions or small talk with the stare, as though simple conversation is not worth pursuing.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
Verb
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Spending time ogling the toys favored by the ultrawealthy seems — well, a bit gross.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 July 2025
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Give everyone a chance to ogle the views by taking turns driving, and don’t miss any opportunity to pull over for the stunning vistas of Banff National Park.—
Rebecca Deurlein,
Travel + Leisure,
6 July 2025
Noun
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Who was this alien observer, whose gaze made me into a (slightly) better person, whose gaze (slightly) reduced my incorrigible self-centeredness?—
Michael W. Clune,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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Jen Larrick didn’t try to hide the disappointment Saturday night, interrupting her postgame media availability to cast her gaze to the other side of TCO Stadium where the Utah United were celebrating their 1-0 victory over her Minnesota Aurora in the USL W League national semifinals.—
Frank Rajkowski,
Twin Cities,
13 July 2025
Verb
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Sign-and-trades could open up additional possibilities, although base-year-compensation rules would complicate that for any restricted free agents who are eyeing a significant raise.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Ro Khanna, who's eyeing 2028, is also trying to force a vote.—
Carlo Versano,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 July 2025
Noun
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There wasn’t any glare to speak of, either, and mind you, our lab's overhead LEDs did try and create some.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
13 July 2025
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Despite the glare on the windows and the people in the bar, the crowd attempted to take photos of Urban playing inside.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
The Tennessean,
2 July 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, some features of Florida’s charter schools appear more private than public.—
Thibaut Delloue,
The Orlando Sentinel,
18 July 2025
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The Cost-Saving Promise Of The Cloud At first glance, the cloud seems like a no-brainer for cost efficiency.—
Melkon Hovhannisyan,
Forbes.com,
17 July 2025
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leer. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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