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Recent Examples of leer
Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
Harrelson brandishes that anything-goes leer that never gets old.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
The only hint of discord came as our golf cart cruised along Melrose Avenue, where a billboard featuring the leering eyes of yet another serial killer from a Netflix series loomed above a tall row of hedges.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Marching in circles adjacent to the rat’s toothy leer have been staff members of the WGA West, who launched a strike on Feb. 17 in protest of union management allegedly breaking labor law.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 20 Feb. 2026
Harrelson brandishes that anything-goes leer that never gets old.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Nov. 2025
Verb
Spivey is exceptional, but the series’ leering contempt for his character is unsettling, and after establishing some distressing details, the character’s arc goes in a wildly different direction.
—Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 21 Jan. 2026
The only hint of discord came as our golf cart cruised along Melrose Avenue, where a billboard featuring the leering eyes of yet another serial killer from a Netflix series loomed above a tall row of hedges.
—Reeves Wiedeman, Vulture, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leer
Noun
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Some give him a cold stare, others praise him for pushing back on redistricting.—
Tamara Keith,
NPR,
4 May 2026
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Cornelia Jeglertz maintained her stare, even though there was nothing on it.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Travellers flying in or out of the hub ogled the spectacle, a display of sudden corporate collapse.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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For a glimpse of wildlife, ogle the bison wandering on the Wildlife Loop.—
Jess Hoffert,
Midwest Living,
9 May 2026
Noun
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From this moment on, the film never gets out of his adoring gaze and into something deeper and more real.—
Marya E. Gates,
IndieWire,
13 May 2026
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Pierre Salvadori has a very humanistic gaze.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
12 May 2026
Verb
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The Weiss family, which founded Mel’s Drive-In diner in 1947, had been eyeing the property for years and signed a lease in 2016.—
Stephanie Breijo,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Another director is being sought for this film, which is eying an early 2027 start of shooting date.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
12 May 2026
Noun
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Because a bright sky helps subdue Venus's glare, this is a good time to inspect the planet telescopically, though its gibbous disk remains rather small and approximately seven-eighths illuminated.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
18 May 2026
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But only briefly; the glare returned in a flash.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, Chick 2, Luna, is smaller, has a straighter gape, and has been more aggressive.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
1 May 2026
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Chick 1, which has been identified as being larger with a slight curve to its gape, is Sandy.—
Chelsea Hylton,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
Noun
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Catalina suffers from an unspecified mental disability, which Saavedra, who is not handicapped, performs in an arguably inappropriate register of fidgety hands and shifty-eyed glances.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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This is not just a glance at the treads.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leer. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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