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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
Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Like something straight out of a horror movie, the leering figure looks ready to pounce.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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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modernist thrill of watching strangers on the crowded subway has been eroded, but those strange leers have also been replaced by actual fellowship on group text chats.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
Stealing the show is German actor Nina Hoss as the CEO of the company, leering over Zoom work meetings like a god phoning in from Mount Olympus, coolly detached and formidably out of touch as a corporate messiah.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Like something straight out of a horror movie, the leering figure looks ready to pounce.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leer
Noun
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The slow starts, the slumping stars, the vacant thousand-yard stares, the near-misses, the bad penalties, the flukey bounces, the suddenly red-hot goalie on the other side, the unconvincing postgame soundbites.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Those signs, accompanied by a menacing growl and a hard stare often suggest that the dog is feeling threatened.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The kind of place where the pasta bag will be perfect for ogling.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Ethicist: On the difference between noticing attractive women and ogling them.—
David Leonhardt,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Zendaya, never one to miss a visual cue, served high swagger with a tilted head and locked gaze, standing alongside her longtime stylist and image architect, Law Roach.—
Lilah Ramzi,
Vogue,
7 May 2025
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Sheepishly, the couple put their clothes on and left the practice room under their teacher’s smirking gaze.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
3 May 2025
Verb
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Meanwhile, others supported programs eyed for cuts.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
3 May 2025
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Rumors circulated late last year about Austin Butler being eyed to play Patrick Bateman.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
Noun
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The quiet reflection under the glare of recorders and TV cameras soon to air on the YES Network postgame occurred nearly an hour after the highly touted pitch failed him again.—
Larry Fleisher,
Forbes.com,
27 Apr. 2025
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Viewers are strongly advised to avoid looking at the sun's glare without safety eyewear to avoid irreversible eye damage.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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Minnesotan Isaac Johnson holds the record for largest male mouth gape, measuring at 4.014 inches or 10.196 centimeters.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Del Rey’s dress was black Valentino couture, and, at first glance, the star of the show was the oversized bow at the shoulder, which also included an eye-catching feather detail.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
7 May 2025
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But no matter how much the scene may resemble a legacy country club at first glance, this meetup exists almost in opposition to the city’s handful of expensive clubs with yearslong wait-lists and lengthy membership requirements.—
Lina Abascal,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2025
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leer. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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