as in gazed
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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Recent Examples of stared
The photographer was all ready not to miss anything — and just then the directrice of the salon walked over, stared right into the lens of the camera and drew the curtains.
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James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Moore stared deep, then threw to halfback Irvin Van Tassell for roughly 18 yards.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Firefighters batter Stephen Cullen stared up at Dullaghan from the plate with a frown on his face before giving the fan a thumbs down.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Cali stared at him, then reached for one of his beers.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Season-opening surprise Four years ago, Tony Dews stared across the field during a season opener in complete surprise.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Valdez turned his back to the plate and paused as Salazar and Volpe stared at him.
—CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Salazar stared back at Valdez, who turned his back to him and walked back to the mound after the pitch.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Patti stared at the data in disbelief.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
Moore stared deep, then threw to halfback Irvin Van Tassell for roughly 18 yards.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
Firefighters batter Stephen Cullen stared up at Dullaghan from the plate with a frown on his face before giving the fan a thumbs down.
—Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Sep. 2025
Cali stared at him, then reached for one of his beers.
—Bryan Washington, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2025
Season-opening surprise Four years ago, Tony Dews stared across the field during a season opener in complete surprise.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
Valdez turned his back to the plate and paused as Salazar and Volpe stared at him.
—CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2025
Salazar stared back at Valdez, who turned his back to him and walked back to the mound after the pitch.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Patti stared at the data in disbelief.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stared
Verb
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After releasing the baseball, Luis Garcia gazed toward the first-base dugout.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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The model could be seen holding up her bouquet as Westwick gazed lovingly at her.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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An investigation revealed the suspect had trespassed and peered into a home through a glass door.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Panayos peered through the viewfinder down the first-base line.—
Dan Greene,
New Yorker,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Stared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stared. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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