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
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) peered 10,000 light-years into space to trace the origin of buckyballs, which are large and hollow molecules resembling a soccer ball.
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Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Christel Krueger peered through thick glass and murky water at the Berlin Zoo, staring in awe at a mother hippopotamus and her child sleeping on a sandbar.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
At the event, children could make paper at an activity table and experience animals inside the museum, including Augie, a red-eared slider turtle, who swam to the surface briefly when visitors peered into the pool.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
To capture the split-second movement, high-speed sensors peered through glass viewports, documenting every millisecond of the aerogel’s flight.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Stratton stopped at a large grate and peered down.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Noel peered into the small window in the door and knocked.
—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
Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Christel Krueger peered through thick glass and murky water at the Berlin Zoo, staring in awe at a mother hippopotamus and her child sleeping on a sandbar.
—ABC News, 21 Apr. 2026
At the event, children could make paper at an activity table and experience animals inside the museum, including Augie, a red-eared slider turtle, who swam to the surface briefly when visitors peered into the pool.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026
To capture the split-second movement, high-speed sensors peered through glass viewports, documenting every millisecond of the aerogel’s flight.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Stratton stopped at a large grate and peered down.
—Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Noel peered into the small window in the door and knocked.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
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For a few seconds, everyone at Progressive Field — players, umpires, fans, cotton candy vendors — stared at the video board, awaiting the handy diagram that would determine whether the Cleveland Guardians’ lead was in jeopardy.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chasing Horse, wearing his navy blue Clark County Detention Center uniform, stared straight ahead as victims read their statements.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Rubin-Vega gazed toward the under-stairs entrance to her former apartment.—
Sarah Larson,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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In the first image, Cole gazed lovingly at the Little Women star, who wrapped her arm around his shoulder.—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
31 Mar. 2026
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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Peered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peered. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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