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
To capture the split-second movement, high-speed sensors peered through glass viewports, documenting every millisecond of the aerogel’s flight.
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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
Samson Fellows peered inside a Winnipeg church on Grosvenor Avenue.
—Hazlitt, 11 Mar. 2026
Robinson is one of the guys to such an extent that manager Tony Vitello peered into the outfield one day trying to figure out who the fleet smaller guy was racing around catching everything.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
Ballantyne got out of bed and peered through the cabin window.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
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
Samson Fellows peered inside a Winnipeg church on Grosvenor Avenue.
—Hazlitt, 11 Mar. 2026
Robinson is one of the guys to such an extent that manager Tony Vitello peered into the outfield one day trying to figure out who the fleet smaller guy was racing around catching everything.
—Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Mar. 2026
Ballantyne got out of bed and peered through the cabin window.
—Francesca Street, CNN Money, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
Verb
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Nearly 20 people in their 30s stared at their cellphones for a few minutes.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Immigration officers wearing bulky green vests sat inside the vehicle and stared at Elmer and the Hispanic men standing with him.—
Wendi C. Thomas,
ProPublica,
15 Apr. 2026
Verb
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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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As the train pulled into the precincts of Guilin, Martha and Joost gazed out the window at a series of pointy green hills poking up out of bright-orange soil.—
Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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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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“Peered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peered. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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