as in glanced
to take a quick or hasty look
peek out the window and see if it's raining
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Recent Examples of peeked
Although the blouse Queen Camilla wore couldn’t be seen, the ivory, ruffled cuffs of the piece peeked out from the long sleeves of the jacket.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
The other ingredients covered much of the shellfish flavors, though a smoky umami profile peeked through even in portions without oyster chunks.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
My trusty spreadsheet peeked at a Zillow report tracking total home values for the year ending in June and the pandemic era — February 2020 through June 2025.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Beau peeked through the front windows, hoping for a sign.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Rousseau had the edge contained, Jones peeked toward the outside shoulder of the guard that even forced Henry to look at an inside cutback, which Oliver took away.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Moore walked slowly to the corner of the building and peeked around.
—Joshua Sharpe
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2025
The other ingredients covered much of the shellfish flavors, though a smoky umami profile peeked through even in portions without oyster chunks.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2025
My trusty spreadsheet peeked at a Zillow report tracking total home values for the year ending in June and the pandemic era — February 2020 through June 2025.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Beau peeked through the front windows, hoping for a sign.
—Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Sep. 2025
Rousseau had the edge contained, Jones peeked toward the outside shoulder of the guard that even forced Henry to look at an inside cutback, which Oliver took away.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Moore walked slowly to the corner of the building and peeked around.
—Joshua Sharpe
august 6, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeked
glanced
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After a solid start to the season, Goodwin dropped two passes in one drive against Nebraska, one that ricocheted off of his pads and another that glanced off of his hands in the end zone.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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Jean glanced over at him, seated next to her on the pleather banquette, then away.—
David Wright Faladé,
New Yorker,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Peeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeked. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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