leer (at)

as in to make eyes (at)
to look at in a flirtatious or desiring way upbraided the man for leering at the young waitress

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  • Customers periodically come in and ogle our nearly 10-man group, with one younger man — and surprisingly, an older chef — coming to our table to laud Gibbs.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Sep. 2025
  • For Boyd, these giant diamonds are also more visible today, thanks to the advent of social media platforms like Instagram, where they can be posted for the world to ogle.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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  • Advertisers are also increasingly eyeing digital Super Bowl opportunities.
    Kelsey Sutton, Fortune, 3 Sep. 2025
  • But while Nexstar and Sinclair have made no secret of their desire to roll up enough stations to achieve national scale in a bid to take on Big Tech, if the FCC does raise or remove the cap, other filings suggest that the national networks may be eyeing deals of their own.
    Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
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  • Taking refuge in Utah, a world away I’m sitting here, staring at these majestic mountains that in the summer can appear brown, blue, green, gold or gray depending on the time of day or how the sun hits them.
    Suzette Hackney, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2025
  • One where the entire community would gather to stare blankly at price tags, sit on bulky massage chairs, and sample glossy pieces of teriyaki chicken in a grand dining hall.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Leer (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leer%20%28at%29. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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