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
Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
In making the documentary, Craig stayed true to his and his brother’s body of work, which stares with unblinking eyes at the repercussions of violence.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2025
Further back, Pablo Picasso takes a gentle rest on his haunches and stares off into space.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
Kylie asks as Bennett just stares silently.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Even if Dad does clench his jaw and Mom stares into space, pretending not to care.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Midway through Jay Kelly, George Clooney stares into the mirror of a train bathroom and repeats his own name.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
What could pass as a city transit map stares back at you.
—William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
In the picture, Diplo makes a silly face while Trudeau stares straight into the camera.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
But, if dressed in modern attire, this prehistoric relative may not have drawn too many stares on a subway train.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Just silence and forlorn stares of players stuck in a state of bafflement and disappointment.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Transitioning away from family has its benefits and drawbacks, but most of us eventually have to face the challenge of walking through the front door again for the first time as our true selves, seeing familiar faces and fielding uncomfortable stares.
—Sydney Bauer, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Some feminists saw that as presumption, skipping the long price of admission—slights, salaries, stares.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Secluded in the rural Indiana camp, reigniting a messy relationship with a longtime friend and wary of the cryptic stares of her peers, our narrator discovers the demons have followed her all the way from New York City.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The lot of us, dressed in our finery, descend upon the event, bidding a quick hello to Ronson and earning some stares from the upstate locals, confused by our presence—and matching outfits.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
But each are given King-sized personalities, such as a newbie Black family that gets constant stares from neighbors — a by-the-book airman Leroy Hanlon (Jovan Adepo ), his activist, take-charge wife Charlotte (Taylour Paige) and their science-loving son Will (Blake Cameron James).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Another stares straight ahead, revealing no emotion, a mystery deepened by the bags under her eyes and the safety pin stabbed through her nose.
—Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
In making the documentary, Craig stayed true to his and his brother’s body of work, which stares with unblinking eyes at the repercussions of violence.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Dec. 2025
Further back, Pablo Picasso takes a gentle rest on his haunches and stares off into space.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 4 Dec. 2025
Kylie asks as Bennett just stares silently.
—Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
Even if Dad does clench his jaw and Mom stares into space, pretending not to care.
—Literary Hub, 24 Nov. 2025
Midway through Jay Kelly, George Clooney stares into the mirror of a train bathroom and repeats his own name.
—Remy Blumenfeld, HollywoodReporter, 13 Nov. 2025
What could pass as a city transit map stares back at you.
—William O'Connor, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
In the picture, Diplo makes a silly face while Trudeau stares straight into the camera.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2025
Noun
Salerno claims her team was disqualified from the following meet, and then began to face intimidating stares from the trans athlete at public events.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
But, if dressed in modern attire, this prehistoric relative may not have drawn too many stares on a subway train.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 26 Dec. 2025
Just silence and forlorn stares of players stuck in a state of bafflement and disappointment.
—Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Transitioning away from family has its benefits and drawbacks, but most of us eventually have to face the challenge of walking through the front door again for the first time as our true selves, seeing familiar faces and fielding uncomfortable stares.
—Sydney Bauer, Them., 21 Nov. 2025
Some feminists saw that as presumption, skipping the long price of admission—slights, salaries, stares.
—James Marcus, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2025
Secluded in the rural Indiana camp, reigniting a messy relationship with a longtime friend and wary of the cryptic stares of her peers, our narrator discovers the demons have followed her all the way from New York City.
—Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 31 Oct. 2025
The lot of us, dressed in our finery, descend upon the event, bidding a quick hello to Ronson and earning some stares from the upstate locals, confused by our presence—and matching outfits.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2025
But each are given King-sized personalities, such as a newbie Black family that gets constant stares from neighbors — a by-the-book airman Leroy Hanlon (Jovan Adepo ), his activist, take-charge wife Charlotte (Taylour Paige) and their science-loving son Will (Blake Cameron James).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stares
Verb
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Around unexpected corners, the ocean gazes at you, a bold stranger.—
Dana Goodyear,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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In the 2022 snippet, the toddler gazes at the stage from his father’s arms in a pair of headphones.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
1 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There was some cowering in seats, some shielded eyes and a general atmosphere of dread.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
9 Jan. 2026
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Bowie has eyes shut behind pink shadow and corpse-like marble skin on the cover of Aladdin Sane, from 1973.—
Armin Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Stares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stares. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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