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
Before the signing, another member of the Red Cross member briefly peered into one of the white vehicles.
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NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
At times, Lam peered around the corner of the open door before jumping back inside, seemingly hiding in the corner.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Martin Fry peered out over the crowd and jokingly summed up the scene.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
The truck continued to move, so the letter carrier peered around from the back of the truck, officials said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
Lidia peered into the living room to get another look at the old woman.
—Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
Driving slow on the side streets, intermittently listening to country western, the only station the sprinter van gets Phillips said with a chuckle, the team peered into doorways and dead-ends where some people set up camp.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Plaids were scaled up as if peered at through a microscope.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
At the stroke of noon one frigid weekday, the actress Monica Barbaro peered through the door to Chelsea Guitars, the hole-in-the-wall vintage-guitar shop on the ground floor of the Chelsea Hotel.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
NBC News, 23 Feb. 2025
At times, Lam peered around the corner of the open door before jumping back inside, seemingly hiding in the corner.
—Alex Gurley, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
Martin Fry peered out over the crowd and jokingly summed up the scene.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2025
The truck continued to move, so the letter carrier peered around from the back of the truck, officials said.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 4 Feb. 2025
Lidia peered into the living room to get another look at the old woman.
—Samanta Schweblin, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
Driving slow on the side streets, intermittently listening to country western, the only station the sprinter van gets Phillips said with a chuckle, the team peered into doorways and dead-ends where some people set up camp.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 24 Jan. 2025
Plaids were scaled up as if peered at through a microscope.
—Jacob Gallagher, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
At the stroke of noon one frigid weekday, the actress Monica Barbaro peered through the door to Chelsea Guitars, the hole-in-the-wall vintage-guitar shop on the ground floor of the Chelsea Hotel.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Peered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peered. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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