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
Shaping tissues requires forces — that much has been obvious to the physicists who have peered down microscopes for almost as long as biologists have.
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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
Orange-and-white clown fish peered from rust-red anemones; neon-green parrotfish nibbled at bubblegum-pink brain coral.
—Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
On one of the final days of the semester, Raymundo peered into his Infiniti J30’s engine bay, searching for the issue that had troubled the car.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
So Beaton and her colleagues peered once again at the object through the keen gaze of the Hubble Space Telescope.
—Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2026
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
Orange-and-white clown fish peered from rust-red anemones; neon-green parrotfish nibbled at bubblegum-pink brain coral.
—Susan Casey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026
On one of the final days of the semester, Raymundo peered into his Infiniti J30’s engine bay, searching for the issue that had troubled the car.
—Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
So Beaton and her colleagues peered once again at the object through the keen gaze of the Hubble Space Telescope.
—Jenna Ahart, Scientific American, 5 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
Verb
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Brown sprinted to Parker’s bench, stared at the Mission Hills football players and brought her right index finger to her lips.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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As the Republican applause continued, the president stared in their direction, with a disgusted look on his face.—
WCCO Staff,
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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
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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
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 5 Mar. 2026.
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