stargazing

verb

Definition of stargazingnext
present participle of stargaze
as in daydreaming

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stargazing
  1. dreaming
  2. fantasizing
  3. visualizing
  4. envisioning
  5. imaging
  6. fancying
Verb
  • Taylor took that passion and never stopped creating, dreaming and believing in his craft.
    — Kimberly P. Mitchell, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Fans have been dreaming that Steve Perry might show up that night, but odds are much better that Valenti will make an appearance.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of dreaming
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  • Not necessarily as little leaguers, but as bright-eyed youths fantasizing about one day wearing a big-league uniform, competing in major league stadiums and making their living by playing this children’s game as adults.
    — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • View gallery - 3 images People have been fantasizing about humanoid robots for decades.
    — Maryna Holovnova, New Atlas, 19 July 2026
Definition of fantasizing
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  • This view helpfully shows key numbers (such as resolved requests, involvement rate, resolution rate) at the top, along with a funnel that visualizes visualizing how requests are resolved (with AI or humans).
    — Dianna Gunn, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The feature launched globally on the web version of Google Earth earlier this week, and Google’s blog post pitched it as a tool for visualizing historical sites and real estate projects.
    — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 31 July 2026
Definition of visualizing
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  • The former Philadelphia Phillies pitcher began building the estate in 2016 while playing for the Texas Rangers, envisioning it as a dream home for himself and then-wife Heidi Strobel.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Rams selected Hunter in the fourth round of the 2025 draft, envisioning the former Auburn standout as a breakaway threat.
    — Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of envisioning
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  • The agency is developing the Habitable Worlds Observatory, a future space mission with the goal of directly imaging Earth-like planets around nearby stars and identifying signs of life in the universe.
    — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • What this means is imaging tons of galaxies at once could allow scientists to have a better picture of how those interactions between the dark universe and our regular universe play out.
    — Monisha Ravisetti, Space.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of imaging
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  • At the lower end of the survey’s spectrum and considerably more balanced sits marijuana regulation, with only 31% of respondents considering the topic to be important for people to understand, and 23% of respondents fancying themselves as highly informed on the matter.
    — Drew Pittock, USA Today, 7 June 2026
  • 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
Definition of fancying
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star (in)
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“Stargazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stargazing. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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