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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stare down
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Visitors to the site can also peruse for picnic, dining, hiking and lodging suggestions.—
Lynn O'Rourke Hayes,
Boston Herald,
1 Mar. 2026 -
Head to that same site to peruse our full calendar of events.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Mar. 2026
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The producers—and hair and costume designers—also spent hours studying Carolyn's look for the park fight scene, Simpson says.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2026
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Late last year, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention scientists were told to end research on macaque monkeys, who’d been primarily used to study HIV prevention.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
26 Feb. 2026
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“Stare down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare%20down. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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