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
Noel peered into the small window in the door and knocked.
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Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
At one hospital, Vitek peered into the mouth of a sick Russian teenager and saw the thick greyish-white membrane covering a third of his throat.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
Mercado, a clinical support partner, walked to the hill’s edge and peered down.
—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
As the president’s son rolled past in his plexiglass box, eyes full of curiosity peered from the doorways.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Julie K. Brown, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2026
At one hospital, Vitek peered into the mouth of a sick Russian teenager and saw the thick greyish-white membrane covering a third of his throat.
—Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 19 Mar. 2026
Mercado, a clinical support partner, walked to the hill’s edge and peered down.
—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
As the president’s son rolled past in his plexiglass box, eyes full of curiosity peered from the doorways.
—Steven Levingston, Vanity Fair, 23 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
Verb
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Maurice stared up at the video board at center ice while the video played, remaining stoic.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
25 Mar. 2026
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For anyone who has ever stared at a mysterious door, hatch, or panel in their home and wondered what was on the other side, Bareilles’ video serves as both entertainment and a cautionary tale.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2026
Verb
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As the train pulled into the precincts of Guilin, Martha and Joost gazed out the window at a series of pointy green hills poking up out of bright-orange soil.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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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
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 2 Apr. 2026.
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