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stargazes

verb

present tense third-person singular of stargaze
as in conjures (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stargazes
  1. dreams
  2. features
  3. images
  4. visualizes
  5. reflects
  6. fancies
  7. pictures
  8. fantasizes
Verb
  • Even with Oracle founder Larry Ellison the primary backer of his son’s ParaBros dreams, the even older Ellison’s net worth, which has been declining of late, may not be able to handle the strain of months and months of such probes.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 19 Sep. 2026
  • And ultimately, asked to prove themselves all over again to keep their often-fragile NFL dreams alive.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreams
Verb
  • Our home in Brooklyn features a Bookstore, Café & Bar, Library, and Writers Studio.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Del Rey’s post features a clip of the couple kissing by a floral arch during their wedding ceremony.
    — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of features
Verb
  • The few still images Polyphony Digital has provided don’t provide us with an angle to see if the Mini layout is still feasible with the new track model.
    — Adam Ismail, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The finalist images document the consequences of overfishing and bycatch, the impact of pollution on marine mammals and the killing of pilot whales in the Faroe Islands, a practice known as grindadráp.
    — Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of images
Verb
  • The book visualizes these geometries through hundreds of scale drawings and illustrations, backed up by thorough research and real-world examples of how transport networks fit into urban design.
    — Laurie Winkless, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The Explorer integrates and visualizes data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other government agencies and local weather stations.
    — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2026
Definition of visualizes
Verb
  • Its new rush for a deal with Washington, analysts said, reflects its eye on the midterms.
    — Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The nation's constant refrain — stay out of our internal affairs — reflects its history of trying to secure the edges of the country that are distant from Beijing.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of reflects
Verb
  • One of them, Wilf (played with a neat balance of boyishness and menace by Charlie Webb), fancies her.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Either way, this is a dangerous way for a team that fancies itself as a perennial contender to annually live.
    — Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026
Definition of fancies
Verb
  • With nearly every surface painted to her liking, Jordan pictures herself staying in the apartment for a while.
    — Lina Abascal, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Petrarch pictures the ghosts of Homer and Ennius together, and Homer’s ghost points out to Ennius a solitary figure, Francescus, working on a great epic poem, Africa.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of pictures
Verb
  • Denise has also been keeping secrets, chiefly about the manuscript for a novel she’s been banging out on a typewriter in the basement, one that happens to be about a woman who fantasizes about leaving her family behind for life in New York.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The busboy, Oscar, fantasizes about slathering honey over Kelce's bared chest as he is tied to a pole, leaving him to be eaten by a bear.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of fantasizes
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