as in gazes
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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as in eyes
a fixed intent look
caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film
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Recent Examples of stares
Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
When Mahomes stares into the secondary, he’s greeted with congestion.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Emma Laird stares into the mirror in a striking first picture from Mint, the TV debut from Scrapper filmmaker Charlotte Regan.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Berger stares with him, barely blinking.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Gakri turns away and stares into the corner of the car after not getting a treat.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In the picture, Duggar holds her son, who wears a gray onesie and stares into the camera.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Thus, Botticelli’s Jesus, who stares at the fruit in deep thought, perhaps prophesies his own death and return, as opposed to the child in the Dreyfus Madonna, who proudly shows the unity of his church to his mother.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
What could have been a really terrifying and unsettling scene, especially as the dead-eyed sheep stares ominously back at them, becomes just another goofy moment.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Resilience and Renewal Despite stares from strangers, Amber embraced her bald head.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The pair shared curious stares and wagged tails throughout the three-hour journey, delighting those seated nearby.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Nowhere on that list is getting lost, hurting myself in another country or getting racist stares.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 20 Aug. 2025
Elementary school brought stares and whispers.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Back then, Mann attracted stares, questions, suspicion, and sometimes hostility.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2025
Even the concept of moving somewhere warm is met with suspicious stares.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Appearing in all but eight of the series’ 113 episodes, Miyahara rarely spoke, his character most often providing silent, deadpan stares as punctuation to comic or outlandish scenes.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Verb
But establishing your lead funnyman as someone who just shuts up and stares blankly ahead isn’t a recipe for sustainable comedy.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2025
When Mahomes stares into the secondary, he’s greeted with congestion.
—Kansas City Star, 26 Sep. 2025
Emma Laird stares into the mirror in a striking first picture from Mint, the TV debut from Scrapper filmmaker Charlotte Regan.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 22 Sep. 2025
Berger stares with him, barely blinking.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
Gakri turns away and stares into the corner of the car after not getting a treat.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
In the picture, Duggar holds her son, who wears a gray onesie and stares into the camera.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Thus, Botticelli’s Jesus, who stares at the fruit in deep thought, perhaps prophesies his own death and return, as opposed to the child in the Dreyfus Madonna, who proudly shows the unity of his church to his mother.
—Demir Alp, JSTOR Daily, 29 Aug. 2025
What could have been a really terrifying and unsettling scene, especially as the dead-eyed sheep stares ominously back at them, becomes just another goofy moment.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
Noun
There were plenty of glassy-eyed, thousand-yard stares in the visitors locker room at American Airlines Center after the Colorado Avalanche yielded a two-goal lead in the final 13 minutes in a 4-2 loss to the rival Stars.
—Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 19 Sep. 2025
Resilience and Renewal Despite stares from strangers, Amber embraced her bald head.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Aug. 2025
The pair shared curious stares and wagged tails throughout the three-hour journey, delighting those seated nearby.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
Nowhere on that list is getting lost, hurting myself in another country or getting racist stares.
—Taryn Finley, Refinery29, 20 Aug. 2025
Elementary school brought stares and whispers.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Back then, Mann attracted stares, questions, suspicion, and sometimes hostility.
—IEEE Spectrum, 19 Aug. 2025
Even the concept of moving somewhere warm is met with suspicious stares.
—Mark Glende, Twin Cities, 15 Aug. 2025
Appearing in all but eight of the series’ 113 episodes, Miyahara rarely spoke, his character most often providing silent, deadpan stares as punctuation to comic or outlandish scenes.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stares
Verb
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Rosé gazes into the camera, her expression calm and professional.—
Nicole Fell,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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When Belly emerges from the bathroom in her birthday outfit, Conrad gazes at her.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The expressive eyes, hyper-pigmented blush, and ultra-feminine style are all part of her signature face.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
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Lindsay set his novel in a Miami that is less glamorous than the one typically seen in TV depictions, and director Michael Cuesta faithfully captures this vision of the city as seen through the eyes of everyday people who live there.—
Barry Garron,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Stares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stares. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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