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
The sun highlighted the red in her hair and peeked in the corner of the photo.
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Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Under the hem, smooth light brown ankle boots peeked out.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Saint Agnes and Saint Thomas peeked out windows, surrounded by dumb cane and Chinese evergreen.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Cobalt blue socks peeked out from The Row’s Stella slippers, adding contrast while solving the obvious cold-weather problem.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Along the route, Johnson peeked out of a vintage vehicle adorned with floral basketballs.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
But once the show starts and you’re surrounded by people who may not have peeked, please stop looking at that damn website.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025
He could be seen laughing as his brother Hudson, whom Haack shares with ex Ant Anstead, peeked at the gift from over his shoulder.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Attendees of Ben-Gvir's speech peeked through the blinds of the Anderson House's windows to see what was going on.
—Meredith Nierman, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Under the hem, smooth light brown ankle boots peeked out.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 3 Feb. 2026
Saint Agnes and Saint Thomas peeked out windows, surrounded by dumb cane and Chinese evergreen.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Cobalt blue socks peeked out from The Row’s Stella slippers, adding contrast while solving the obvious cold-weather problem.
—Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 9 Jan. 2026
Along the route, Johnson peeked out of a vintage vehicle adorned with floral basketballs.
—Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2026
But once the show starts and you’re surrounded by people who may not have peeked, please stop looking at that damn website.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2025
He could be seen laughing as his brother Hudson, whom Haack shares with ex Ant Anstead, peeked at the gift from over his shoulder.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025
Attendees of Ben-Gvir's speech peeked through the blinds of the Anderson House's windows to see what was going on.
—Meredith Nierman, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeked
glanced
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Brookwood junior Collier Stanton extended his arm to the wall, glanced at the scoreboard and slapped the water as his older brother, Baylor, pumped his fist behind the block.—
Ansley Gavlak,
AJC.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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In a hallway of Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, just outside the Senators’ dressing room, Ullmark looked up from his cellphone and glanced at the score on a television screen hanging from the wall.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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“Peeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeked. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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