stargazed

Definition of stargazednext
past tense of stargaze

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stargazed
Verb
  • England, who spent years working in hospitality, as well as in retail management, has dreamed of opening her own place for years and spent two years preparing Kaos by obtaining permits, a liquor license, preparing the kitchen and thoughtfully decorating.
    Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 2 Apr. 2026
  • While there has always been a thriving industry of paranoid books and films, modern conspiracism has avenues of distribution and incentive that Cold War cranks and 19th-century pamphleteers could have only dreamed of.
    Mike Rothschild, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Every vessel was visualized clearly.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Mar. 2026
  • The story follows struggling creatives navigating debt, eviction threats and a precarious gig economy, visualized in Riley’s inventive style — from looming piles of eviction notices to characters literally struggling up and down steep inclines that mirror the instability of their lives.
    Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The new sound became a global fad, even in the locales that exotica artists fantasized about.
    H.D. Angel, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In this scenario, Eleven got away and traveled somewhere safe — someplace with multiple waterfalls, just like the ones Mike fantasized about for them.
    Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • As envisioned, the mission will test the spacecraft before eventually enabling weeklong lunar stays.
    Marcia Dunn, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • As someone who once envisioned a future as a rock star, long hair felt like part of the uniform.
    Lily Hautau, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The place first opened 93 years ago when Jack Fry, a guy who fancied boxing, gambling and horse racing, opened a tavern with his wife, Flossie.
    USA TODAY Network, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Dudley will be well-fancied to be the highest-scoring rookie in NWSL 2026.
    Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • At the time, few could have imagined the path ahead.
    Cody J Martinez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Another thing Theresa DeMaria couldn’t have imagined in her 20s?
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 26 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • All listings featured on Condé Nast Traveler are independently selected by our editors.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Apr. 2026
  • All products featured on Bon Appétit are independently selected by our editors.
    The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Last year, a Los Angeles attorney was fined for submitting a filing full of legal citations that were hallucinated by ChatGPT.
    James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
  • The report was riddled with fake citations that appeared to be hallucinated by AI, which the White House attributed to formatting errors; HHS then corrected the report by removing the false citations and swapping in new references.
    Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 13 Feb. 2026
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“Stargazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stargazed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.

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