stare down

verb

Definition of stare downnext
as in to pore (over)

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  1. peruse
  2. study
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  • Steele perused them on the regular, looking to pad his newsletter.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Entering this sprawling time-travel bubble, visitors can pan for gold like the fabled Forty-Niners, talk with crusty prospectors and peruse a market center for wares.
    — John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • By comparison, the US – with only a quarter of China’s population – has a larger pool of around 4 million, roughly estimated by Peter Jaworski, a professor at Georgetown University who studies the ethics and economics of the plasma business.
    — CNN Staff, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • The link between warm nights and poor sleep has been studied for years.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 22 Aug. 2026
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“Stare down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare%20down. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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