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
On a sunny September afternoon, Pérez peered down the street outside her children’s school, scanning for suspicious vehicles.
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Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Fans in brown, gold and white waved white World Series pennants, peered through binoculars or just yelled and clapped.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Scientists peered at the lurking animal — and discovered a new species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Marcela lowered her voice and cautiously peered around.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Walker, 46, and his wife, Cassandra Troy Walker, 42, were at their oceanside home in Vancouver in May when Cassandra peered into the distance with binoculars and spotted a dolphin that was struggling.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Howler monkey sounds rang through the auditorium as Irwin peered through a set of binoculars, before leaping off the hood and gliding across the ballroom toward Carson.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
The man found his way to the roof, nestled down into the prone position and peered through a scope at Kirk less than 150 yards away.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
As Cantillo dissected his outing, Hedges peered over at him, beaming like a proud father.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
Fans in brown, gold and white waved white World Series pennants, peered through binoculars or just yelled and clapped.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
Scientists peered at the lurking animal — and discovered a new species.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2025
Marcela lowered her voice and cautiously peered around.
—Zuzana Říhová, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Walker, 46, and his wife, Cassandra Troy Walker, 42, were at their oceanside home in Vancouver in May when Cassandra peered into the distance with binoculars and spotted a dolphin that was struggling.
—Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2025
Howler monkey sounds rang through the auditorium as Irwin peered through a set of binoculars, before leaping off the hood and gliding across the ballroom toward Carson.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2025
The man found his way to the roof, nestled down into the prone position and peered through a scope at Kirk less than 150 yards away.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
As Cantillo dissected his outing, Hedges peered over at him, beaming like a proud father.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
Verb
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Here was an artist who had stared death in the face and lived to write reasonably well about it.—
Maggie Doherty,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
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Kerkering stared straight ahead.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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In the photo’s bottom‑left corner, a child pressed to someone’s chest gazed directly at the viewer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Oct. 2025
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Who among us has not gazed at the stars and marveled at how our eyes are absorbing light that traveled thousands of years to reach us?—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Drilling for progress As the rest of us gawked at Maye’s pinpoint accuracy on his 55-yard completion to Rhamondre Stevenson in the third quarter of last Sunday’s win — the longest of his career — Maye’s position coach smiled for a different reason.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Peered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peered. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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