1
as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
claims to be related to an English peer
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2
as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
a jury of one's peers
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as in to gaze
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
visitors seem mesmerized as they peer at the variety of marine life in the aquarium's huge tank
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Recent Examples of peer
Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
The Cutshall’s began attending peer support groups at The Warm Place following the death of Holden and Harper’s father, Lance, in 2023.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Zhao’s team realized that, for peering around corners, those longer wavelengths are actually an advantage, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
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Noun
Earlier this month, staff told council members that Austin relies far more heavily than peer cities on its general fund to pay for social service contracts, leaving those programs especially vulnerable when revenue tightens.
—Chaya Tong, Austin American Statesman, 26 Feb. 2026
The Cutshall’s began attending peer support groups at The Warm Place following the death of Holden and Harper’s father, Lance, in 2023.
—Rick Mauch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 Feb. 2026
Verb
In some areas, police say thieves are even using drones to peer into windows and check for dogs.
—Kim Komando The Kim Komando Show, FOXNews.com, 17 Feb. 2026
Zhao’s team realized that, for peering around corners, those longer wavelengths are actually an advantage, according to a press release.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peer
Noun
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Her mother was a maid and her father was a nobleman, meaning that Sophie is not only a maid but illegitimate.—
Christina Grace Tucker,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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Her lecture on Orlando, Virginia Woolf’s fantastical 1928 novel about an English nobleman who turns into a woman halfway through his centuries-long life, is a showstopper.—
Manuel Mendoza,
Dallas Morning News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The idea is that renewable power—when coupled with shorter- and long-duration batteries—can finally shed the reliability concerns of critics and offer the equivalent of baseload power provided by fossil fuel generation and nuclear power.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
28 Feb. 2026
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But their television equivalents come out nearly every month, gems in a wash of pebbles, pouring unceasingly past.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Standing under a starry sky, gazing up at the wonder of the cosmos, is a foundational human experience and one that has shaped our storytelling and cultures for millennia.—
Megan Eaves,
Outside,
20 Feb. 2026
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Yoon’s lawyers reject conviction An expressionless Yoon gazed straight ahead as the judge delivered the sentence in the same courtroom where former military rulers and presidents have been convicted of treason, corruption and other crimes over the decades.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Howard has always been a thoughtful gentleman about the competition.—
Rick Kogan,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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The charro is far from a modest vaquero, but a venerable caballero (gentleman) who has mastered the wrangling artistry of the frontier.—
Foreign Correspondent,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The big man drew a foul inside, sank a baby hook shot, rejected a shot by Suns counterpart Mark Williams and fed a pass to Sam Hauser for a layup.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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As gourmands soar in popularity, more and more of my favorite floral fragrances have a decadent counterpart.—
Reece Andavolgyi,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In the photo the beleaguered president is pinned against the elevator’s back wall, shoulders hunched, arms crossed, eyes staring downward.—
Steven Levingston,
Vanity Fair,
23 Feb. 2026
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Travellers sat slumped staring at phones or snoozed under their coats.—
Mary Gaitskill,
New Yorker,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The original nine defendants in the case, including Lemon and another fellow journalist, have all pleaded not guilty.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2026
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While the fellow players tried to talk themselves into a grand theory of gamers and/or Housewives betraying one another, Rob kept things close to the chest — developing relationships in thoughtful, quiet ways but always willing to turn his back on his friends when the timing was right.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Luckily for me, the Brentwood class wasn’t too packed, so there weren’t too many fellow exercisers there to gawk at my unorthodox choice of attire.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
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On a typical day, the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale reverberates with animal cries and the footfalls of gawking visitors.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Peer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peer. Accessed 2 Mar. 2026.
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