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
As rain drizzled and the humidity bore down, the president peered at blueprints for the public golf course, before driving to his own course in Virginia via the Arlington Memorial Bridge, near where his Triumphal Arch may soon be built.
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Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
As the players conversed and enjoyed their afternoon off, a curious Andrés, then 18 years old, peered through the kitchen window, too shy to join the conversation.
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Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Syl’s daughter, GiGi, her first-born, peered through the living room window, which looked out onto their small front lawn.
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Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Science luminaries including Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble and Carl Sagan once peered through the vintage telescopes housed in the domed observatory towers.
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The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Outside a nearby auto-parts shop, a man in camouflage pants and Crocs peered at his truck’s engine.
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Yvonne Wingett Sanchez,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
Gay comedian Sam Oh peered over to his roastee, Julian Stern, and prepared his first stream of jabs at his straight counterpart.
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Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Until Korolev peered at it a few years ago, no one had ever seen the mineral in nature.
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James Dinneen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
Soon after the lockdown alarm blared through the school, a group of teachers in a teacher’s lounge peered out into the hallway and spotted a student near the library.
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Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
3 July 2026
As the players conversed and enjoyed their afternoon off, a curious Andrés, then 18 years old, peered through the kitchen window, too shy to join the conversation.
—
Felipe Cardenas,
New York Times,
1 July 2026
Syl’s daughter, GiGi, her first-born, peered through the living room window, which looked out onto their small front lawn.
—
Literary Hub,
18 June 2026
Science luminaries including Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble and Carl Sagan once peered through the vintage telescopes housed in the domed observatory towers.
—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Outside a nearby auto-parts shop, a man in camouflage pants and Crocs peered at his truck’s engine.
—
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
Gay comedian Sam Oh peered over to his roastee, Julian Stern, and prepared his first stream of jabs at his straight counterpart.
—
Steven Vargas,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Until Korolev peered at it a few years ago, no one had ever seen the mineral in nature.
—
James Dinneen,
Scientific American,
14 May 2026
Soon after the lockdown alarm blared through the school, a group of teachers in a teacher’s lounge peered out into the hallway and spotted a student near the library.
—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
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Malik Tillman stared at the ball for a free kick just outside the box, to the left of the goal.
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Roberto Baggio stared at the ground next to the 12-yard penalty spot in California after sending Italy’s final attempt over the crossbar in the 1994 World Cup final against Brazil — the first time a men’s tournament had been decided on penalties.
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Near 18th and Grand on the second double-decker Orange Bus during the mind-boggling Oranje Fanwalk on Thursday, KC2026 CEO Pam Kramer gazed back — and realized there somehow were as many people behind them as before them.
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En route from the airport, his mother gazed out of the window, apparently rapt by these strange surroundings.
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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.
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“Peered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peered. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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