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
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.
—Steven Vargas, Los Angeles Times, 18 May 2026
Bob’s grandfather peered through the fence at League Park to catch a glimpse of Game 1 of the 1920 World Series.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 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
Squad cars from other departments in nearby suburbs and the Illinois State Police sat in traffic crawling north on Sheridan as neighbors peered up the street from in front of their high-rises.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 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
The reporter peered outside and saw a group of mostly women being held by security.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
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.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
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
Bob’s grandfather peered through the fence at League Park to catch a glimpse of Game 1 of the 1920 World Series.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 16 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
Squad cars from other departments in nearby suburbs and the Illinois State Police sat in traffic crawling north on Sheridan as neighbors peered up the street from in front of their high-rises.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 8 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
The reporter peered outside and saw a group of mostly women being held by security.
—Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026
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.
—Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peered
Verb
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My wife stared at the broken cup for a while without saying a word.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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Layne stared for a long time at the reflection pools there.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
6 June 2026
Verb
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In a few photos, the pair gazed into each other's eyes with warm, affectionate expressions.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
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Stood frozen to the backdrop of unrestrained exultation, Cholowsky — the presumptive top pick in July’s MLB Draft — gazed over the boy’s shoulder with a thousand-yard stare.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
Verb
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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 13 Jun. 2026.
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