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
Greenberg tried his best to ignore an irritating ankle injury that had plagued him the last couple of weeks and grimaced under the hazy sunlight as the pitcher, probably 20 or more years his junior, stared him down.
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Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side.
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Megan Janetsky,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
While this marks the Broadway debut for both Arnaud and Corenswet, Corenswet is a Juilliard graduate who stared in several stage productions as a young actor, and Arnaud has done extensive stage work in Canada, after training at the Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Montréal.
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Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Richie stared at the empty seat next to him while driving in the rain.
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Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
The man came over to me, his face a foot away from mine, and stared into my eyes.
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Bob Brody,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Machado stared at the second pitch, another ball.
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Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Those that could speak chatted quietly, and others stared into the distance.
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Sophie Neiman,
NPR,
20 June 2026
Pino stared down Adams after cross-examination — and Adams stared back at him.
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Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
In La Guaira, Cristian Carreño stared at his charred apartment building tilting precariously to one side.
—
Megan Janetsky,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2026
While this marks the Broadway debut for both Arnaud and Corenswet, Corenswet is a Juilliard graduate who stared in several stage productions as a young actor, and Arnaud has done extensive stage work in Canada, after training at the Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Montréal.
—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
25 June 2026
Richie stared at the empty seat next to him while driving in the rain.
—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
24 June 2026
The man came over to me, his face a foot away from mine, and stared into my eyes.
—
Bob Brody,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2026
Machado stared at the second pitch, another ball.
—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Those that could speak chatted quietly, and others stared into the distance.
—
Sophie Neiman,
NPR,
20 June 2026
Pino stared down Adams after cross-examination — and Adams stared back at him.
—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
17 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stared
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Near 18th and Grand on the second double-decker Orange Bus during the mind-boggling Oranje Fanwalk on Thursday, KC2026 CEO Pam Kramer gazed back — and realized there somehow were as many people behind them as before them.
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En route from the airport, his mother gazed out of the window, apparently rapt by these strange surroundings.
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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.
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Syl’s daughter, GiGi, her first-born, peered through the living room window, which looked out onto their small front lawn.
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Science luminaries including Albert Einstein, Edwin Hubble and Carl Sagan once peered through the vintage telescopes housed in the domed observatory towers.
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“Stared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stared. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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