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
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
19 June 2026
When David Cordani hands over the title of Cigna CEO to Brian Evanko on July 1, the triathlete will be ending the longest leadership run of any of his industry peers.
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Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
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
Organizations led this way outperform peers on innovation and growth.
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Jennie Glazer,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Many of his peers mirrored those sentiments.
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Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Christopher Rim, founder and CEO of Command Education, a New York City company that helps advise high school students and their families on the college admissions process, said that creativity — along with creative problem-solving — helps set graduates apart from their peers.
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Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
12 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
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
When David Cordani hands over the title of Cigna CEO to Brian Evanko on July 1, the triathlete will be ending the longest leadership run of any of his industry peers.
—
Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson,
semafor.com,
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
Organizations led this way outperform peers on innovation and growth.
—
Jennie Glazer,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
Many of his peers mirrored those sentiments.
—
Jessica Tzikas,
Sun Sentinel,
18 June 2026
Christopher Rim, founder and CEO of Command Education, a New York City company that helps advise high school students and their families on the college admissions process, said that creativity — along with creative problem-solving — helps set graduates apart from their peers.
—
Megan Cerullo,
CBS News,
12 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.
Noun
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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.
Noun
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That is some business that the gentlemen are discussing.
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And that, ladies and gentlemen, has to be one of the most surreal paragraphs ever printed in The New York Times.
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.
Verb
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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.
Noun
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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.
Noun
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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 27 Jun. 2026.
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