as in stared
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 peered
Squad cars from other departments in nearby suburbs and the Illinois State Police sat in traffic crawling north on Sheridan as neighbors peered up the street from in front of their high-rises.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Soon after the lockdown alarm blared through the school, a group of teachers in a teacher’s lounge peered out into the hallway and spotted a student near the library.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
The reporter peered outside and saw a group of mostly women being held by security.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) peered 10,000 light-years into space to trace the origin of buckyballs, which are large and hollow molecules resembling a soccer ball.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Christel Krueger peered through thick glass and murky water at the Berlin Zoo, staring in awe at a mother hippopotamus and her child sleeping on a sandbar.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
To capture the split-second movement, high-speed sensors peered through glass viewports, documenting every millisecond of the aerogel’s flight.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Stratton stopped at a large grate and peered down.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Noel peered into the small window in the door and knocked.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 May 2026
Soon after the lockdown alarm blared through the school, a group of teachers in a teacher’s lounge peered out into the hallway and spotted a student near the library.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 1 May 2026
The reporter peered outside and saw a group of mostly women being held by security.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) peered 10,000 light-years into space to trace the origin of buckyballs, which are large and hollow molecules resembling a soccer ball.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Christel Krueger peered through thick glass and murky water at the Berlin Zoo, staring in awe at a mother hippopotamus and her child sleeping on a sandbar.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
To capture the split-second movement, high-speed sensors peered through glass viewports, documenting every millisecond of the aerogel’s flight.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Stratton stopped at a large grate and peered down.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Noel peered into the small window in the door and knocked.
—Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
Verb
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Colorado stared at a 3-0 deficit after the first intermission.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
14 May 2026
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Sashko stared at the fingers for a long time.—
James Verini,
The Atlantic,
12 May 2026
Verb
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In the lab, the human art got higher ratings than the AI imagery, and people gazed at the human art for longer.—
Stephanie Pappas,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
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In failing to meaningfully contend with its context, the show veers dangerously close to repeating the mistakes of notorious exhibitions that flatten non-Western artworks into objects meant to be gazed upon.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Peered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peered. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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