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
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
After eight hours at work, staring at spreadsheets and sitting through meetings that should've been emails, my brain needs a complete reset.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Yerin Ha and Luke Thompson stare at one another with so much yearning and frustration and delight that even if the season were more of a mess, there’d still be plenty of reason to watch.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Saxon sat at the plaintiff’s table, staring at a screen with no expression.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2026
After eight hours at work, staring at spreadsheets and sitting through meetings that should've been emails, my brain needs a complete reset.
—Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 6 Mar. 2026
Noun
The doll’s round black eyes were fixed in an intense stare.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
Yerin Ha and Luke Thompson stare at one another with so much yearning and frustration and delight that even if the season were more of a mess, there’d still be plenty of reason to watch.
—Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 11 Feb. 2026
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But the real luxury is the intimacy and hands-on attention guests receive, from sitting by the fire and gazing out at the glaciers to shredding powder in the alpine.—
Jen Murphy,
Robb Report,
8 Mar. 2026
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Make your way to the opposite side of the country, to the southern town of Muzinë, to gaze into the Blue Eye, a natural spring boasting some of the bluest water in the world.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Mar. 2026
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What to see today Walk or drive to gawk at the 20th-century gems like the Miller House and Garden, which blends history, nature and modern aesthetics.—
Domenica Bongiovanni,
IndyStar,
6 Mar. 2026
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Luckily for me, the Brentwood class wasn’t too packed, so there weren’t too many fellow exercisers there to gawk at my unorthodox choice of attire.—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
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“Stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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