Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stargazing
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Lifelong Wyoming resident David Willms spent years of his childhood fishing a nearby reservoir flanked by Elk Mountain, dreaming about summiting it someday.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
7 Jan. 2026 -
Swearingen attended his first PBR event at Madison Square Garden as a teenager, when his family brought bulls there, watching from the sidelines and dreaming of one day riding there.—
Nancy Kane,
New York Daily News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The irony here is that many in Washington have been openly fantasizing about how advanced AI systems could revolutionize military strategy and reshape geopolitics—to such an extent that this speculation has fueled a kind of arms race with China.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Jan. 2026
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In the face of that reality—the death, functionally, of the American dream—millennials, Gen Zers and Gen Alphaers have started fantasizing about the abolition of money, of technology, of progress entirely, to the point of dreaming about regressing away from humanity itself.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
3 Dec. 2025
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One way of visualizing this model is to imagine an expansive puddle with two opposing currents.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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Consciously choosing the design of this polish, applying it calmly, and visualizing your wishes for the new year transforms the manicure into an act of self-care and manifestation.—
Andrea Carbajal,
Glamour,
6 Jan. 2026
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As a New Yorker herself, Bellizzi treasured envisioning the cramped Lower East Side milieu that opens the film.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
23 Dec. 2025
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While the commission’s is formally charged with re-envisioning Medi-Cal, CHCF policy experts said the programs future cannot be separated from rising affordability challenges across California’s broader insurance landscape.—
Cathie Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
22 Dec. 2025
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Then be sure to read our roundup of the best cameras and lenses for astrophotography, along with our guide to imaging the moon.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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The system’s capabilities were demonstrated by imaging a bullet cartridge, capturing micrometer-scale details such as the firing pin impression.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Dec. 2025
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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 Jan. 2026.
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