stargazed

verb

past tense of stargaze
as in daydreamed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stargazed
  1. dreamed
  2. visualized
  3. fantasized
  4. envisioned
  5. fancied
  6. imagined
  7. featured
  8. hallucinated
Verb
  • Meet the Minds Behind Poetry in Motion New York’s subway, from its founding, was dreamt as a public good in all senses, to provide a useful and reliable service that was also a pleasant place to be.
    — James Folta, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But still, tens of thousands of people lived there, survived and dreamed.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of dreamed
Verb
  • The centerpiece in the event space was an art installation that visualized the magnitude of impact that Blue Jeans Go Green has had.
    — Sarah Jones, Footwear News, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Fraser’s sculptures at the Whitney realize, in three dimensions, the sacrifice that de Monteflores’s paintings had visualized decades earlier.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of visualized
Verb
  • A lot of people have fantasized about a big tribute concert with lots of guest singers.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
  • That top-line starting pitcher everyone fantasized over all offseason?
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of fantasized
Verb
  • The Railyards is one of the region’s most complicated and expensive properties, and for decades has been envisioned as a path to doubling the size of downtown and connecting disjointed sections of the city’s urban core.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Fayethe Vongsouvanh, an art director, envisioned using the Duo for editing photos and planning their wedding.
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026
Definition of envisioned
Verb
  • Guadagnino comes at Bertolucci from many angles, even claiming to have fancied him as a younger man, but facts and figures don’t really seem to enter into his concept of biography.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Speaking of singing pirates, Curry clearly fancied these kinds of roles, signing on to play the villainous Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Brian Henson’s musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of fancied
Verb
  • Saturday Night Live host, actor and comedian Druski starred in a sketch that imagined a prelude to You Can See Everything, the metadocumentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes.
    — William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Her parents could never have imagined on February 27, 1932, just how much their newborn baby would achieve artistically.
    — Estrella Albendea Ruiz, Vanity Fair, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of imagined
Verb
  • The interview show featured casual conversations over drinks with various guests ranging from politicians to local artists.
    — Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 13 Nov. 2026
  • Vonn wrote in a separate Instagram post, which featured some more behind-the-scenes footage from her operation.
    — Zach Dean, FOXNews.com, 12 Nov. 2026
Definition of featured
Verb
  • Response quality needs to be the priority to ensure confidential data isn’t hallucinated.
    — Jerry Haywood, Forbes.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Some hallucinated before fading away from exhaustion, Montoya told agents.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of hallucinated
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“Stargazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stargazed. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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