stargazing

Definition of stargazingnext
present participle of stargaze

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for stargazing
Verb
  • Kundrat, who was also a receiver for the Porters’ football team the last two seasons, grew up dreaming of playing collegiate and professional hockey.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Fans are dreaming of Barbara Eden's skincare secrets.
    Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Hedda’s romantic picture — of Lovborg dying magnificently, with Dionysian vine leaves in his hairs, from a bullet of one of her own guns — smacks of the same literary cliches that has Emma fantasizing about a torchlight wedding at midnight.
    Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2026
  • When her daughter was born in December, Ivanova called her Yustyna – the name the couple picked together when fantasizing about having children.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Nevarez practices visualization before every game, standing by herself, bat in hand, visualizing how that day’s pitcher will pitch to her.
    Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Basking in the moonlight and visualizing his success apparently worked, because Kelce has become one of the greatest players in NFL history.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • But reflection on those few hours of celebration — that wild scramble to enjoy the moment, yet hurry to get everyone ready to go home — left the Dodgers envisioning one of the few things this contemporary dynasty has yet to accomplish.
    Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • McArn advocated for the contract by saying repeatedly that the district needed help helping itself — envisioning a partnership between the consultants and central office staff to better understand the problem and start implementing solutions.
    Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Is imaging just as important as seeing the comet with your own eyes?
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Eyal Berkowitz, imaging sciences expert at the University of Haifa, noted that his team's imaging techniques were non-invasive and kept the artifact intact.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 7 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2026.

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