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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stare down
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At the hotel Wednesday afternoon, the main stage was still being set up as guests perused convention hall booths featuring political and media groups.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Because let’s face it, perusing shelves and scrolling online for the right products sometimes feels like a chore.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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Several other states are in the process of setting up similar programs, often sending therapists and academics to Orlando to study UCF Restores’ process.—
Krys Fluker,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 Mar. 2026
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Dana Calacci, who studies the social impact of AI at Pennsylvania State University and wasn’t involved in the new research, has found that sycophancy tends to get worse the longer users interact with the model.—
Allison Parshall,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Stare down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare%20down. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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