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
Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
Their mom, Alyssa Crawford, shared two images of herself with her daughter Violet, with text alluding to the 4-year-old’s height being smaller than her peers.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Pop stars often talk about working hard, but Rosalía makes most of her peers seem lazy, and, indeed, any listener not inclined to embark upon a multilingual research project may end up feeling a bit lazy, too.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Plenty of Drake’s rap peers had a laugh in his Instagram comment section, with Boi-1da, Oz, Reese LaFlare, Chinese Kitty and Niko Brim chiming in.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Nobody pitches your program, especially to their peers, the way your players do.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
His own mother had stayed home, and among their immediate friends, neighbors, and peers, this was the normal arrangement.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
The fencing team will eventually have 24 students and just four scholarships, contributing a number of tuition-paying spots to a school that—like many of its peers—is facing growing enrollment challenges.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
He’s never gone back to television despite many of his A-list peers taking on buzzy limited series.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Sacbee.com, 22 Nov. 2025
But Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave peers out onto the sea, home to the country’s Baltic Sea naval fleet, powerful electronic warfare systems, ground troops and missile systems.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Hyperscaler peers Microsoft, Amazon and Meta also boosted their capex guidance, and the four companies now expect to collectively spend more than $380 billion this year.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Alma peers through a keyhole and spies her mother (Susanne Wuest) standing before a candlelit shrine to the family’s dead.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
That devastating reality underpins the Academy Award-contending documentary short All the Empty Rooms, directed by Joshua Seftel (Oscar nominated for 2023’s Stranger at the Gate), which peers into the void left by the young victims of these shootings.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
To assess with how the righteous American dream grew distorted, Makowsky’s series (directed by Matt Ross) peers all the way past our 25 most recent presidents to find the long-term lessons in our country’s second-shortest presidency.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Gunvor and peers Vitol and Trafigura have used those profits to acquire assets ranging from refineries and oil fields to power plants and wind farms.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Too many names to list have graced its outdoor stage, which peers up at a wide bowl between the towering formations of Ship Rock and Creation Rock, offering ideal natural acoustics and stunning vistas.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Noun
Would this rhetoric spread and become mainstream among many of my peers?
—Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025
Their mom, Alyssa Crawford, shared two images of herself with her daughter Violet, with text alluding to the 4-year-old’s height being smaller than her peers.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2025
Pop stars often talk about working hard, but Rosalía makes most of her peers seem lazy, and, indeed, any listener not inclined to embark upon a multilingual research project may end up feeling a bit lazy, too.
—Kelefa Sanneh, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2025
Plenty of Drake’s rap peers had a laugh in his Instagram comment section, with Boi-1da, Oz, Reese LaFlare, Chinese Kitty and Niko Brim chiming in.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 7 Nov. 2025
Nobody pitches your program, especially to their peers, the way your players do.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 7 Nov. 2025
His own mother had stayed home, and among their immediate friends, neighbors, and peers, this was the normal arrangement.
—Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2025
The fencing team will eventually have 24 students and just four scholarships, contributing a number of tuition-paying spots to a school that—like many of its peers—is facing growing enrollment challenges.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 6 Nov. 2025
He’s never gone back to television despite many of his A-list peers taking on buzzy limited series.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 6 Nov. 2025
Verb
Dappled sunlight peers through the trees into living spaces designed to capture the gentle hues of sunrise and sunset.
—Sacbee.com, 22 Nov. 2025
But Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave peers out onto the sea, home to the country’s Baltic Sea naval fleet, powerful electronic warfare systems, ground troops and missile systems.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
Hyperscaler peers Microsoft, Amazon and Meta also boosted their capex guidance, and the four companies now expect to collectively spend more than $380 billion this year.
—Jennifer Elias, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2025
Alma peers through a keyhole and spies her mother (Susanne Wuest) standing before a candlelit shrine to the family’s dead.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2025
That devastating reality underpins the Academy Award-contending documentary short All the Empty Rooms, directed by Joshua Seftel (Oscar nominated for 2023’s Stranger at the Gate), which peers into the void left by the young victims of these shootings.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 14 Nov. 2025
To assess with how the righteous American dream grew distorted, Makowsky’s series (directed by Matt Ross) peers all the way past our 25 most recent presidents to find the long-term lessons in our country’s second-shortest presidency.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2025
Gunvor and peers Vitol and Trafigura have used those profits to acquire assets ranging from refineries and oil fields to power plants and wind farms.
—CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Too many names to list have graced its outdoor stage, which peers up at a wide bowl between the towering formations of Ship Rock and Creation Rock, offering ideal natural acoustics and stunning vistas.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peers
Noun
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As kobolds go, Heinzelmann was more harmless than most, going about his business protecting the castle from giants and dwarves and keeping the staff updated on faerie gossip, as well as protecting the chambermaids from unwelcome attentions from visiting noblemen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Hermès traces its history to 1837 as a harness workshop for European noblemen, and today, the company still has a healthy equestrian business.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the Hornets had a tough time shaking free from their conference counterparts.—
Erick Taylor,
Arkansas Online,
10 Jan. 2026
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Western counterparts often acknowledge them privately, even as public backlash from some European institutions and media figures ensued against Rubio’s candor.—
Daniel Ross Goodman,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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Another stares straight ahead, revealing no emotion, a mystery deepened by the bags under her eyes and the safety pin stabbed through her nose.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
13 Dec. 2025
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In making the documentary, Craig stayed true to his and his brother’s body of work, which stares with unblinking eyes at the repercussions of violence.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
9 Dec. 2025
Noun
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So, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome my grandmommy, Diana Ross.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
1 Jan. 2026
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There were more gentlemen that asked for her assistance that evening, Margolyes divulged.—
Daysia Tolentino,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Cruz also pressed his Democratic colleagues to join a bipartisan request for the DOJ to turn over the evidentiary basis for the subpoenas, arguing transparency was necessary to assess whether the secrecy orders were justified.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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Last year, following Hoda Kotb's January 2025 departure, the fourth hour of the morning show was retitled Today With Jenna & Friends, and saw Hager joined by a rotating cast of A-listers and colleagues to help her anchor the program.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Around unexpected corners, the ocean gazes at you, a bold stranger.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the 2022 snippet, the toddler gazes at the stage from his father’s arms in a pair of headphones.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Both remain short of the team equivalents in the United States.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2026
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Dry cereal, such as Cheerios, Kix, Chex, or store-brand equivalents.—
Sarah Moore,
Freep.com,
21 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The E²ngel consortium partners, the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and McPhy Energy Germany, carried out the timely qualification and validation, according to a press release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Jan. 2026
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Streaming links in this article are provided by partners of The Athletic.—
Jenny Catlin,
New York Times,
11 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Peers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peers. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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