peer (at)

verb

Definition of peer (at)next
as in to glance (at)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peer (at)
  1. glimpse
  2. inspect
  3. scan
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  • These treks stretch your endurance, quiet your head and drop you into places most travelers only glimpse from an airplane window.
    — Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026
  • Foreign Tongues also finds the Glimmer Twins glimpsing the apocalypse once again.
    — David Harris, SPIN, 6 July 2026
Definition of glimpse
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  • By analyzing these correlations, researchers can certify that a system is genuinely quantum without opening it up and inspecting its hardware.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • Among the most noteworthy legislation passed that year was Assembly Bill 103, which granted the California Department of Justice oversight authority to regularly inspect and report on the conditions of facilities operating in the state.
    — Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of inspect
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  • The primary means of compromise the agency warned about was hackers scanning IP ranges with active Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) agents that accept common or default authentication credentials.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
  • Shoppers can scan or tap an item’s barcode to pull up an instant breakdown of nutrition facts.
    — Alexandra Phelps, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of scan
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“Peer (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peer%20%28at%29. Accessed 20 Jul. 2026.

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