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Recent Examples of leer
Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
At the wedding, all of the couple’s guests morph into Sheeran, who leers at the horrified actor.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
Courtney’s performance works best in leering psycho mode, less so when Tucker is bloviating philosophically — but that’s the fault of the script.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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Noun
Boomer men turn their necks and leer brazenly, but another contingent is harder to notice at first.
—Rebecca Jennings, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2025
At the wedding, all of the couple’s guests morph into Sheeran, who leers at the horrified actor.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
But Trump and Epstein’s association has been out in the open for nearly a quarter century; nineties-era footage of the gruesome twosome together at Mar-a-Lago, leering at a group of young cheerleaders, has been circulating since at least 2019.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
Courtney’s performance works best in leering psycho mode, less so when Tucker is bloviating philosophically — but that’s the fault of the script.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leer
Noun
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Salerno claims her team was disqualified from the following meet, and then began to face intimidating stares from the trans athlete at public events.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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But, if dressed in modern attire, this prehistoric relative may not have drawn too many stares on a subway train.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
26 Dec. 2025
Verb
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When the coach did something inappropriate or abusive—ogling them in the showers, leaving his hand on their backsides a count or two too long, rubbing their thigh on a car ride to their homes—they’d simply grin and bear it.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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While estates like Villa & Jardins Ephrussi de Rothschild are something to ogle at, the nature here is the true attraction.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
22 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The Barbie doll has a gaze that shifts slightly to the side, reflecting how some people with autism avoid direct eye contact.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Clayton and Josephson cast their gazes over the social order, dismayed by constellations of inauthenticity and self-erasure.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
12 Jan. 2026
Verb
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That’s important following the news that Argentina reportedly is eying Kansas City for its base camp.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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But this session will be Polis’ last, and union groups — who have shelved plans to launch a pro-worker ballot campaign — are now starting to eye the governor’s would-be replacements.—
Seth Klamann,
Denver Post,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Thompson, meanwhile, savors every contemptuous glare and hateful retort Anna regularly supplies.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
8 Jan. 2026
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The vast open cluster plays host to roughly 1,000 bright young stars, though its light will be incredibly challenging to spot in the glare of the full Snow Moon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At times, the actor feels more like a design element, akin to the marble coffins and gape-mouthed friezes of this gothic world.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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Rattle the bars with his scream and swallow me into the black of his gape.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The beauty mogul mingled with Jennifer Lawrence and Chalamet's co-star Odessa A'zion but spent the rest of the evening exchanging loving glances and kisses with Chalamet.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The math might seem straightforward at first glance, too.—
Angelica Leicht,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leer. Accessed 19 Jan. 2026.
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