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
Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 2 June 2026
As a scorching wind tears across the barren, rocky slopes of Komote Island off the shore of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Alfred Lenkutuk sits in the meager shelter of his hut, gazing out over the village where he was born and remembering better times.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
To further incentivize the use of Echo, Lundström’s team introduced a policy that hiring managers must advertise open roles internally for several weeks before turning their gaze outward.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 8 June 2026
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Verb
Spieth was one year removed from his third major victory at age 24, and Brown was 10, gazing up at his golfing idol in awe — the wunderkind speaking to a soon-to-be sensation in his own right.
—Gabby Herzig, New York Times, 2 June 2026
As a scorching wind tears across the barren, rocky slopes of Komote Island off the shore of Lake Turkana in northern Kenya, Alfred Lenkutuk sits in the meager shelter of his hut, gazing out over the village where he was born and remembering better times.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 31 May 2026
Noun
But the melancholy pop soundtrack (Gracie Abrams, Lana del Rey, Noah Cyrus) and many, many longing gazes suggest we’re meant to find all of this terribly moving, rather than exhausting.
—Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 June 2026
To further incentivize the use of Echo, Lundström’s team introduced a policy that hiring managers must advertise open roles internally for several weeks before turning their gaze outward.
—Francesca Cassidy, Fortune, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaze
Verb
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Regrets are common enough after lives are lost — when the cost of conflict is staring you right in the face, dead-eyed and countless — and yet this specific contrition persists long before the ships crash, the arrows fly, and the dragons roar.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
15 June 2026
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Most passengers spend a week living inside the ship, not staring at it from shore.—
David Nikel,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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Meanwhile, the day-shifters all abruptly acquire eye-black face paint for some unexplained reason.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Unlike standard eye drops that get washed away by tears within minutes, living eye drops use bacteria that colonize the eye and continuously release therapeutic proteins after a single application.—
Samantha Agate,
Kansas City Star,
16 June 2026
Verb
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Shoppers are gawking at their climbing receipts as food costs continue to climb.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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Still, fans will get a chance to gawk at the arms of José Canseco, who turns 62 nine days before the derby.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
1 June 2026
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“Gaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaze. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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