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
Nearby, a mating pair of wild swans that live on the lake peered over the fence.
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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
Teigen shared other clips in the carousel post of her family vacation, including a shot of herself walking along the beach with her daughter Esti and her posing on a boat in a plunging black swimsuit as Luna and Miles, seen in life jackets standing behind her, peered over the boat’s edge.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 5 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
Curious passersby peered through the front door and windows.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Jan. 2026
The scientists then placed human embryos donated for research after infertility treatments, as well as primitive embryo-like entities created from stem cells — called embryoids — inside their tiny wombs on chips and peered through a microscope to watch what happened next.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
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
Teigen shared other clips in the carousel post of her family vacation, including a shot of herself walking along the beach with her daughter Esti and her posing on a boat in a plunging black swimsuit as Luna and Miles, seen in life jackets standing behind her, peered over the boat’s edge.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 5 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
Curious passersby peered through the front door and windows.
—Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 3 Jan. 2026
The scientists then placed human embryos donated for research after infertility treatments, as well as primitive embryo-like entities created from stem cells — called embryoids — inside their tiny wombs on chips and peered through a microscope to watch what happened next.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 23 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
Verb
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The two men, in their respective corners, stared each other down.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Both stared in my direction, looking surprised at the chance for free food out here.—
David Zeug,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
Verb
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As organizers headed back to their vehicles Friday, Pepe de la Torre, 64, ate a red apple and gazed at the crowd.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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Accentuating her features with her signature brown smoky eyeshadow, matte mauve lipstick, and a pink flush on her cheekbones, Kylie puffed on a cigarette and gazed into the camera’s lens as the shot faded to black.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
28 Jan. 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 9 Feb. 2026.
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