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
Mercado, a clinical support partner, walked to the hill’s edge and peered down.
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Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Samson Fellows peered inside a Winnipeg church on Grosvenor Avenue.
—Hazlitt, 11 Mar. 2026
Robinson is one of the guys to such an extent that manager Tony Vitello peered into the outfield one day trying to figure out who the fleet smaller guy was racing around catching everything.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
Ballantyne got out of bed and peered through the cabin window.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Shaping tissues requires forces — that much has been obvious to the physicists who have peered down microscopes for almost as long as biologists have.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Jack and Jackie’s third child had lived for thirty-nine hours and twelve minutes and died while his father peered in at him through the oxygen chamber’s porthole.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
The advanced technology peered even deeper into the sword, revealing that the craftsmanship around the pommel was truly awesome.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Nearby, a mating pair of wild swans that live on the lake peered over the fence.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2026
Samson Fellows peered inside a Winnipeg church on Grosvenor Avenue.
—Hazlitt, 11 Mar. 2026
Robinson is one of the guys to such an extent that manager Tony Vitello peered into the outfield one day trying to figure out who the fleet smaller guy was racing around catching everything.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
Ballantyne got out of bed and peered through the cabin window.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Shaping tissues requires forces — that much has been obvious to the physicists who have peered down microscopes for almost as long as biologists have.
—Clare Watson, Quanta Magazine, 27 Feb. 2026
Jack and Jackie’s third child had lived for thirty-nine hours and twelve minutes and died while his father peered in at him through the oxygen chamber’s porthole.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
The advanced technology peered even deeper into the sword, revealing that the craftsmanship around the pommel was truly awesome.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 15 Feb. 2026
Nearby, a mating pair of wild swans that live on the lake peered over the fence.
—Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
Verb
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As Venezuelans ran onto the infield to celebrate, the dismayed Americans stared while leaning on their dugout railing.—
Ronald Blum,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Mar. 2026
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Venezuelans ran onto the infield to celebrate as the Americans stared while leaning on their dugout railing.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
Verb
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On a recent Monday afternoon in a small Mexican diner, not far from the 710 Freeway in East Los Angeles, Gricel Gonzalez, 57, gazed out the window at the avenue.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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The man gazed at Wilkes, whose expression went from exasperation to shock.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Still, other Coppin State runners gawked at his broad chest, bulging biceps and thick quads.—
Tyler Jett,
Des Moines Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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They’re presented as endearing surprises of nature and life, celebrated rather than gawked at.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2025
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“Peered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peered. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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