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
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
Later Tuesday night, as protesters marched toward Commerce Street, people cheered from rooftops, peered from apartment windows and leaned over parking garage balconies to capture photos and videos of the commotion.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 20 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
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
Later Tuesday night, as protesters marched toward Commerce Street, people cheered from rooftops, peered from apartment windows and leaned over parking garage balconies to capture photos and videos of the commotion.
—Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
Verb
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When the guilty verdict was announced, Dale Warner stared at the floor and shook his head in apparent disbelief, reported The Daily Telegram, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Corey J. Murray,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026
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Virginia stared its disappointment dead in the eye in the offseason, channeling it to fuel a run to the school’s first national championship.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The man gazed at Wilkes, whose expression went from exasperation to shock.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Too Much actress gazed at the camera while sitting on a velvet couch, her white bathrobe strategically arranged to add some subtle coverage to the intimate photo.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 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 19 Mar. 2026.
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