1
as in noblemen
a man of high birth or social position
claims to be related to an English peer
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2
as in counterparts
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
a jury of one's peers
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as in stares
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 peers
Gary Grasso,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Research comparing sport-specializing adolescents to sport-sampling peers has found that specializers report significantly higher levels of burnout, including greater feelings of reduced accomplishment and emotional exhaustion.
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Scott White,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
But her legacy lives on through Morgan’s Message, a group that focuses on eliminating the stigma surrounding mental health in athletics and encourages student-athletes to have vulnerable conversations with their peers.
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Sydney Haywood,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
For years, Netflix, Disney+, and their streaming peers have been gaining subscribers while losing time spent on mobile devices.
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Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
Bonnie herself has grown in subsequent sequels, and now Toy Story 5 finds her as a shy 8-year-old struggling to balance her affection for vintage dolls like Jessie with the shinier tech her peers prefer.
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Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
While peers have pushed the genre toward radio-ready house-pop or dubiously eccentric experiments, Pond remain tethered to the sound that produced their last true breakout.
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Cassidy Sollazzo,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
In the first film, when Buzz Lightyear arrived in Andy’s room with buttons, lights and generally more dazzle than his simpler peers, Hunt said, that embodied a message Pixar has always gotten right.
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Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
The Indian stock market is underperforming global peers so far in 2026, falling over 9%.
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Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
Someone dressed in a big blue bear costume — an homage to the 40-foot ursine behemoth who peers into the Colorado Convention Center along 14th Street in downtown Denver — has already been getting a lot of attention from attendees, the party chair said.
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John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Reid Wiseman peers out the window of the Orion spacecraft.
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Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, right, peers out of one of Orion's windows.
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Denise Chow,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
The Churchill Suite peers over the Ministry of Defence (where Henry VIII’s wine cellar still lurks) and was the locus of military strategising.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
In this photo released by Precision Helicopters Ltd, Molly peers out of the door of a helicopter after her rescue from a waterfall on the Arahura River on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Hubble captures crisp, long-term visible-light views of Saturn's cloud bands and atmospheric changes, while the JWST peers deeper into the planet's atmosphere in infrared, revealing heat patterns and structures hidden beneath the upper cloud layers.
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Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Ask for an oceanview table that peers out onto your anchored ship.
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David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
Noun
But some reporters seem compelled to resurrect its ghost to justify to fewer and fewer peers their bootstrapped existence.
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Gary Grasso,
Chicago Tribune,
26 June 2026
Research comparing sport-specializing adolescents to sport-sampling peers has found that specializers report significantly higher levels of burnout, including greater feelings of reduced accomplishment and emotional exhaustion.
—
Scott White,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
But her legacy lives on through Morgan’s Message, a group that focuses on eliminating the stigma surrounding mental health in athletics and encourages student-athletes to have vulnerable conversations with their peers.
—
Sydney Haywood,
Hartford Courant,
25 June 2026
For years, Netflix, Disney+, and their streaming peers have been gaining subscribers while losing time spent on mobile devices.
—
Maxwell Adler,
Vanity Fair,
25 June 2026
Bonnie herself has grown in subsequent sequels, and now Toy Story 5 finds her as a shy 8-year-old struggling to balance her affection for vintage dolls like Jessie with the shinier tech her peers prefer.
—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
While peers have pushed the genre toward radio-ready house-pop or dubiously eccentric experiments, Pond remain tethered to the sound that produced their last true breakout.
—
Cassidy Sollazzo,
Pitchfork,
19 June 2026
In the first film, when Buzz Lightyear arrived in Andy’s room with buttons, lights and generally more dazzle than his simpler peers, Hunt said, that embodied a message Pixar has always gotten right.
—
Sandra Gonzalez,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
The Indian stock market is underperforming global peers so far in 2026, falling over 9%.
—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
19 June 2026
Verb
That's allowed Micron and peers SK Hynix and Samsung to hike prices.
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Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
26 May 2026
Someone dressed in a big blue bear costume — an homage to the 40-foot ursine behemoth who peers into the Colorado Convention Center along 14th Street in downtown Denver — has already been getting a lot of attention from attendees, the party chair said.
—
John Aguilar,
Denver Post,
10 Apr. 2026
Reid Wiseman peers out the window of the Orion spacecraft.
—
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, right, peers out of one of Orion's windows.
—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
The Churchill Suite peers over the Ministry of Defence (where Henry VIII’s wine cellar still lurks) and was the locus of military strategising.
—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
In this photo released by Precision Helicopters Ltd, Molly peers out of the door of a helicopter after her rescue from a waterfall on the Arahura River on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand, Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
—
CBS News,
1 Apr. 2026
Hubble captures crisp, long-term visible-light views of Saturn's cloud bands and atmospheric changes, while the JWST peers deeper into the planet's atmosphere in infrared, revealing heat patterns and structures hidden beneath the upper cloud layers.
—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
Ask for an oceanview table that peers out onto your anchored ship.
—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
18 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peers
Noun
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In addition, while common soldiers were buried in mass graves, officers and noblemen were usually laid to rest in a church.
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The upper chamber of the British Parliament was composed of noblemen who inherited their seats for most of its history.
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In an April 9 letter to their downstream counterparts, the governors of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming warned that using water from their smaller reservoirs to bolster Lake Powell risks jobs and tourism in their states.
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Elsewhere, multiple senior bankers at Western lenders argued that the continent’s fragmented financial markets undermined its financial might, at a cost to European startups in the tech and energy sectors that were consequently unable to compete for financing to the extent of US counterparts.
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Her shocked caregiver stares at her uncomprehendingly.
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The first photo of the two-slide carousel shows Prince Harry holding Lilibet in his arms while Meghan, her arm on her husband, stares lovingly at her daughter.
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The annual event comes with a strict dress code, including morning suits for gentlemen and certain styles of dress for ladies, while the array of memorable hats on display has become a standout moment.
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These gentlemen host pre-dinner festivities, singles dinner tables, and partner with singles at dance classes (usually Latin ballroom) and for evening dancing.
Noun
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His wife, Francisca, and their two young sons were surrounded by relatives, friends, and colleagues during the ceremony.
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In fact, many of us often end up buying things that our colleagues found during their search.
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The sun sets over the bay of Cassis, a charming seaside resort near Marseille, as a young woman gazes toward the horizon.
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One character gazes out and tries to make a decision.
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Attrition rates among offshore employees can run significantly higher than their onshore equivalents, not because the talent is weaker, but because the employment experience often is.
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Radiators and solar arrays can consume 65 to 70 percent of total satellite mass, and space-grade photovoltaics run orders of magnitude more expensive than terrestrial equivalents.
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Be patient with kids and romantic partners, because squabbles might arise.
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Its story resonated deeply with Catherine Blanc-Maurizi, producer at Offshore, who brought the project to the aforementioned partners and also got co-directors Maud Garnier and Marc Robinet on board.
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“Peers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peers. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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