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
  • Rounding out their trio is Hazel (Kennedi Reece), a sweet, naive young woman, completely sheltered by her conservative upbringing but determined to follow her Michelle Obama dreams.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Hashimi talked about having many dreams for women in Afghanistan, dreams for herself and dreams that may take time to be realized.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreams
Verb
  • The official competition program features 10 films, including from such international filmmakers as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Sergei Loznitsa, Lili Horvát and May el-Toukhy, as well as the world premiere of Carol Morley’s (Dreams of a Life) new feature.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Shot on location across Saudi Arabia, the movie’s ensemble cast features Adwa Bader, Basil Alsole, Mohammed Ali, Shojaat Nashat, and Aziz Gharbawi.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of features
Verb
  • Some were also choked — images jurors were shown by both the defense and the prosecution.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • 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
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
  • According to Heaton, the single-lot sale reflects a broader appetite for big historical archives, rather than one-off celebrity documents.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • South Korea’s caution also reflects the risk of cost overruns and uncertainty over long-term LNG demand.
    — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 2 Oct. 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
  • Roddy Ho is not written as physically fit in Mick Herron’s Slough House books, on which the Apple TV spy show is based — though the character certainly pictures himself that way.
    — Lisa de los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
  • 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
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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