Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking on
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In a separate post, Tippett is seen hugging and staring into his beloved’s eyes through a window, followed by a video of the pair talking and snogging, with their intimate conversation muted by the glass partition.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Soon my mom was staring catatonically at the baby item in her hand.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
7 Oct. 2025
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Most weather and star-gazing apps will have them.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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For long stretches of the play’s first act, Winter and Reeves stay seated, perched at the tunnel’s opening, gazing out over the audience.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2025
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Customers looking for suggested dates for military or international addresses should visit the USPS holiday shipping page.—
Michelle Del Rey,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Oct. 2025
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Investigators from the Hamilton County Coroner's Office are looking for relatives or friends of a Walnut Hills man who died.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Oct. 2025
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In an Instagram clip shared by the NBA, McMillian — who went undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft — is caught on camera gaping at superstar Curry, who was posing for pictures for the team's media day.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
1 Oct. 2025
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The death of Charlie Kirk has left a gaping hole in the new-right media eco-system.—
Clara Molot,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the cringe-comedy antics of the original NBC series landed far better in Season 3 than in Season 1, once audiences began to truly love the characters instead of just gawking at them.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nunn has a divided audience, as the Baddies show is fueled with drama, with Jerry Springer style fights to keep viewers gawking.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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In the past, Republicans have called this fact a glaring loophole in public disclosure requirements.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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And there were two of baseball’s most humongous humans — Giancarlo Stanton and Aroldis Chapman — glaring at each other as Yankee Stadium shook.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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Gunshots slicing through the air from above sent visitors running for cover or peering out of their cars to investigate – some worried for family members inside the facility.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Success was both exhilarating and terrifying; his sister Pam recalls paparazzi peering into their parents’ kitchen.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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And even as people's viewing habits aren't the same as in 2000, there's still so much interest in these shows online.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Ross is also taller, giving officers more viewing coverage above crowds than Walking Horses, which can be as short as 14 hands, or 4 feet, 9 inches tall.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
3 Oct. 2025
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