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Recent Examples of peep
Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
After months and months of ceaseless whining about the doxxing of ICE agents, there hasn’t been a single peep from Attorney General Pam Bondi about the future of facial recognition in Meta glasses.
—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
Erin Qualey, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Roberto Clemente Rincon is accused of peeping into several people's homes in Riverside.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Decade after decade, the modern Congress has allowed its authority to be eroded, with only tiny and largely ineffective peeps of protest.
—Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 5 Mar. 2026
After months and months of ceaseless whining about the doxxing of ICE agents, there hasn’t been a single peep from Attorney General Pam Bondi about the future of facial recognition in Meta glasses.
—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
The stinger on the scene, where Katie flees and Greg mistakenly gets caught peeping on two girls smooching, is good for some giggles.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026
Roberto Clemente Rincon is accused of peeping into several people's homes in Riverside.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peep
Noun
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Beneath the garish camouflage paint job, this is a first peek at the Peaq, a seven-seater all-electric SUV that’s the biggest, most luxurious and high-tech Škoda ever built.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
5 Apr. 2026
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Newfound fossils from a site in southwestern China, preserved in exquisite detail, offer a peek at a time in Earth’s distant past called the Ediacaran (635 million to 542 million years ago).—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On a recent morning, birds chirped and hopped from tree to tree under a clear blue morning sky as a man in a respirator and protective earmuffs worked on what remained of Vazquez’s property, which was fenced off from the street.—
Fedor Zarkhin,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Reaves — arguably the NHL’s toughest fighter through his career — was recently chirped by a teammate two decades younger than him for turning 39.—
Dan Robson,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
Noun
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At the end of The Age of Innocence (1920), Edith Wharton skips forward from her 1870s setting to give us an early-twentieth-century glimpse of her protagonist Newland Archer.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The crew has also appeared live on camera throughout NASA’s continuing broadcast of the mission, allowing candid glimpses of their life in space.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The Broncos, then, are in an enviable position but also one that carries perhaps more risk than first glance might suggest.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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Altogether, their collective glance would acknowledge that a fantasy had become a reality for a local kid turned big league coach.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There was a blithe, mildly stoned look in everyone’s eyes, and most of the women were dressed like gnomes while all the men appeared ergonomically outfitted to climb a cliff face but were instead commuting to their office jobs.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Surrounded by 28 acres of grapevines and rolling farmland, this beautiful resort draws its look from the working countryside with standalone-style only accommodations, luxury amenities, and a polished farm-house design.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Peep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peep. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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