stargazing

Definition of stargazingnext
present participle of stargaze

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stargazing
Verb
  • Every kid grows up dreaming of playing on their hometown team in a big playoff game, stepping up in the most crucial of moments.
    Staff Report, Twin Cities, 9 May 2026
  • Eric Nadel grew up in Brooklyn dreaming of becoming the voice of the Rangers.
    Tyler Kepner, New York Times, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • Kudrow, who starred as the free-spirited Phoebe Buffay, said the writers reprimanded the cast for forgetting lines and spent their off-hours fantasizing about her female co-stars.
    Jack Dunn, Variety, 28 Apr. 2026
  • That’s not the same as fantasizing about Chinese lifestyles from afar.
    Andy Browne, semafor.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Stop visualizing the outcome and instead prepare for the pain.
    Terry Ward, CNN Money, 4 May 2026
  • Two days after the alleged assassin, believed to be a left-wing activist, was handcuffed at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, the Wall Street Journal created a graph visualizing the CSIS study’s findings.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • The 36-year-old blueliner heads into the Ducks’ second-round series against the Vegas Golden Knights envisioning the possibility of a playoff run.
    Eric Stephens, New York Times, 4 May 2026
  • In 1866, Howells had been able to recognize the connection between ending slavery, envisioning equality, and the broadest expression of the American idea.
    Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • When the Smithsonian received the collection in 2021, our team began digitally imaging some of these slides over the course of several years.
    Ingrid C. Romero, The Conversation, 5 May 2026
  • To get there, Absmeier said Toyota’s cars will need far more awareness than onboard systems can provide, even with the most advanced lidar, radar, and imaging sensors on the planet.
    TIm Stevens, ArsTechnica, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • And there was a smattering of other items, which the visitor, fancying himself an amateur academic archeologist, thought worth noting.
    Ben McGrath, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
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“Stargazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stargazing. Accessed 18 May. 2026.

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