stargazing

Definition of stargazingnext
present participle of stargaze

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stargazing
Verb
  • Matlin knows a little about dreaming big.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Sleep architecture maps out how a person transitions through different sleep stages, such as light sleep and dreaming (REM), as well as how sound affects someone during each of these different stages.
    Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Hedda’s romantic picture — of Lovborg dying magnificently, with Dionysian vine leaves in his hairs, from a bullet of one of her own guns — smacks of the same literary cliches that has Emma fantasizing about a torchlight wedding at midnight.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • When her daughter was born in December, Ivanova called her Yustyna – the name the couple picked together when fantasizing about having children.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Hitting off a machine in a cage, Duran worked on seeing different angles and pitch shapes, honing his swing decisions in various counts and visualizing at-bats in scenarios with runners on base.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • To help with visualizing a standard pour of wine, five ounces is a little more than a 1/2 cup of liquid.
    Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • All of which leads one to wonder, what is Griffin really envisioning for his final act?
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The Cubs aren’t envisioning fully using Suzuki as the DH to get him back quicker.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Then take a look at our roundup of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography, along with our beginner's guide to imaging the post sunset sky.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Brain imaging studies of people diagnosed with internet gaming or social media disorders have shown structural and functional changes in these regions that resemble what doctors see in gambling and other behavioral addictions.
    Kristin Stoller, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • And there was a smattering of other items, which the visitor, fancying himself an amateur academic archeologist, thought worth noting.
    Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Stargazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stargazing. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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