stargazing

Definition of stargazingnext
present participle of stargaze

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stargazing
Verb
  • An hour earlier, George had walked through the tropical forest, day dreaming.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 June 2026
  • The wedding — and especially Cassie and Nate’s dance, as Cassie melts down on the day she’s spent her life dreaming of, having learned about the deep financial hole Nate is in — must have felt especially layered.
    Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 10 June 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
  • Their dive into the intersection of science and storytelling ranged from imagining alien worlds to visualizing the future of humanity.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 2 June 2026
  • Parsons was already deeply enmeshed in imagining, and visualizing, strange new worlds online.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Vergne will be in charge of overseeing the museum’s public programming, exhibitions and artistic direction, as well as strengthening relationships with international partner institutions and re-envisioning the museum’s curatorial scope.
    News Desk, Artforum, 4 June 2026
  • But Rose and the Knicks valued Bridges’ fit, envisioning him as another defensive stopper and as a dangerous 3-point shooter and slasher to further open up the Knicks’ offense.
    Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • Then be sure to read our picks of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography, along with our beginner's guide to imaging the night sky.
    Anthony Wood, Space.com, 15 June 2026
  • Some evidence suggests GLP-1s could help slow cartilage breakdown, although this study did not include imaging to prove that.
    Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 3 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
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“Stargazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stargazing. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.

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