as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
just sat there and gazed at the panorama before us until it got too dark to see
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as in stare
a fixed intent look
suddenly aware of her admiring gaze, he became self-conscious and uncomfortable
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Recent Examples of gaze
Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Expect incredible star gazing at this gold-tier Dark Sky Park, as designated by DarkSky International.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Some of it is liberating; some of it is ethical; a tiny amount of it is even devoted to understanding female desire in a universe built on the male gaze and money shots.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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Verb
At this point, the women were permitted to safely unstrap from their seats to experience a few minutes of microgravity and gaze out the capsule's large windows to take in a stunning view of Earth.
—Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
Expect incredible star gazing at this gold-tier Dark Sky Park, as designated by DarkSky International.
—Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
Move your eyes slowly from the top of the pyramid to the bottom, taking in each eye individually before casting your gaze down to their mouth.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 18 Apr. 2025
Some of it is liberating; some of it is ethical; a tiny amount of it is even devoted to understanding female desire in a universe built on the male gaze and money shots.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 15 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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The Browns are staring at a training camp competition between 40-year-old Joe Flacco and Kenny Pickett, who flamed out as the Steelers’ starter in just two seasons.—
Zak Keefer,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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The image, which is one of a set of lowrider photographs acquired by the Smithsonian, is dominated by the driver of the car, who rests her elbow on the edge of the open window and stares straight at us with a confidence that is at once challenging and completely relaxed.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2025
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To implement the policy, staff members were told to keep an eye on visitors, and check in to see if individuals are waiting on mobile orders, meeting someone, or other scenarios.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2025
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In the eyes of the administration, the order is about more than education reform.—
Dan Fitzpatrick,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Then, after the arranging was complete, came that fleeting and glorious moment: The crowd gawked and took photos of the 1,387 cakes, both sweet and savory, in their pristine, unsliced form.—
Simon J. Levien,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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About 20 minutes later, however, the whirring device crept back to gawk some more at her personal space.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Gaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaze. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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