as in to gaze
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
her friends stared in disbelief upon seeing her walking arm in arm with her ex-husband
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as in gaze
a fixed intent look
caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film
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Recent Examples of stare
Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
Neither Roberts nor Cunningham mentioned the other obvious fact staring us all in the face: Nobody is throwing dildos on the court at men’s basketball games.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2025
Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 July 2025
Now, the latest topic sparking debate is the Gen Z stare.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 17 July 2025
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Verb
Five months into the next phase of their lives, the Broncos’ two defensive ceiling-raisers will stare directly at their past across the field this week when Denver heads to San Francisco for a Thursday joint practice and Saturday preseason game.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 6 Aug. 2025
Neither Roberts nor Cunningham mentioned the other obvious fact staring us all in the face: Nobody is throwing dildos on the court at men’s basketball games.
—Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 6 Aug. 2025
Noun
Often times, there are two points of view of the Gen Z stare.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 15 July 2025
Now, the latest topic sparking debate is the Gen Z stare.
—Tabitha Parent, People.com, 17 July 2025
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Alien: Earth gazes a little too far into its own navel at times, slowing down the pace for long scenes of characters debating the essence of humanity and reading Peter Pan passages aloud.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
6 Aug. 2025
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In between shots of his family time, Justin dances across the edge of the boat, sings straight at director Cole Bennett's camera and moodily croons while gazing at the floor.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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For one, Tyler might see his own celebrity as akin to a fish — they’re similarly gawked at by strangers.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
21 July 2025
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And Fanatics will bring back the 40/40 Club, a temporary pop-up of Jay-Z’s infamous New York City hotspot, constructed inside the Javits Center, exclusively for the biggest stars and highest rollers … though fans are free to gawk from a distance.—
Alex Weprin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 June 2025
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“Stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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