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Recent Examples of side-glance
Their humor also springs from signature side-glances and hand gestures.
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Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
An apparently penniless street boy in a torn jacket carries a big woven-wicker basket on his back, casting a side-glance in hopes of scoring some work as a porter.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
An apparently penniless street boy in a torn jacket carries a big woven-wicker basket on his back, casting a side-glance in hopes of scoring some work as a porter.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for side-glance
Noun
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At first glance, an AI agent may sound like a fancy term for automation.—
Eva Nahari,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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At first glance, this might seem like a minor difference — fodder for TikTok skits or Reddit debates, where Americans and Europeans poke fun at each other’s respective abilities to handle summer weather.—
Taco Engelaar,
Fortune,
11 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The unexpected adverse media campaign that was launched by those who resigned on 24 March 2025 has caused incalculable damage and offers a glimpse of the unacceptable behaviours displayed in private.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The unexpected adverse media campaign that was launched by those who resigned on 24 March 2025 has caused incalculable damage and offers a glimpse of the unacceptable behaviors displayed in private.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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In Competition Tender Claws’ Face Jumping, uses eye-tracking on the Meta Quest Pro to let participants swap perspectives with what looked like ghosts, by locking gazes with them.—
Charlie Fink,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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Others are slamming the campaign for catering to the male gaze and taking inspiration from Brooke Shields' controversial 1980 denim campaign.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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During the home’s 161-year-old history, homeowners have painstakingly maintained architectural period details that offer a peek into the past.—
Karen A. Avitabile,
Hartford Courant,
3 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the most fascinating peek behind the curtain, however, comes at her career transition to Goop guru.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
29 July 2025
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But there was nary a peep of dissent in Dove Valley on the Broncos’ first ramp-up day of training camp Wednesday, even as negotiation season intensifies in the NFL.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
23 July 2025
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And now that your hood's being invaded by the biggest gang there is, there ain't a peep out of you.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Anyone who has watched Pivetta stalk and stomp and gesticulate and glare and snap his glove to catch a throw from the catcher after a bad call and shout after an inning-ending out can easily surmise how much Pivetta’s intensity is part of his game.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Aug. 2025
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Each railcar includes access to open-air vestibules, giving guests a chance to breathe in fresh air and snap postcard-perfect photos without obstruction or glare.—
Susmita Baral,
Travel + Leisure,
31 July 2025
Noun
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The deep fields were Hubble's most intense stares into the universe, revealing the faintest galaxies at the highest redshifts that Hubble could see, galaxies that existed over 13 billion years ago and whose light has been traveling for all that time.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Most of the viral skits portray the stare in customer service interactions, where a Gen Z cashier or customer responds with a blank, wordless stare where small talk would usually fill the void, sometimes as a result of a senseless questions.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
16 July 2025
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The third incorporates both local prices and hours worked to create a more holistic and realistic overall view of a country’s wealth relative to its inhabitants—and visitors.—
Duncan Madden,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The clip, posted to TikTok, has garnered 1.2 million views and 134,200 likes.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Side-glance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/side-glance. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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