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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stared down
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They were carved with patriotic love by a Texas sculptor who studied in Paris under a French modern master and envisioned as the polished centerpieces of a $10 million park, but now sit in a Virginia field as an offbeat, reservations-only, roadside tourist draw.—
Danielle Paquette The Washington Post,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026 -
Researchers have studied the power of quantum computers using traditional complexity theory for decades.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
17 Feb. 2026
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Cocktails in hand, attendees perused Calder’s Circus at 100, Grace Rosario Perkins’ Circles, Spokes, Zigzags, Rivers exhibit, and Ken Ohara’s Contacts.—
Gaby Keiderling,
Vogue,
28 Jan. 2026
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As the couple perused the 3,662-square-foot lodge and its adjacent guest cottages, the mother of five began to imagine family getaways spent enjoying dinner around a large antique kitchen table, playing games by the fire, and waking up early to fly fish on the river out back.—
Michael Gioia,
Architectural Digest,
23 Dec. 2025
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“Stared down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stared%20down. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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