as in stared
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
goggled at the elaborate costumes and floats in the Mardi Gras parade
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Recent Examples of goggled
After a triumphal return to the United States in 2022, where spectators goggled at sumo wrestling in downtown Birmingham, Alabama, and crooned along with Lionel Ritchie during the closing ceremony, the event has moved to Chengdu, the emerging sports hub of western China.
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Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Blythe Lawrence, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for goggled
Verb
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My wife stared at the broken cup for a while without saying a word.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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In response, Ellerbe’s attacker simply stared at her.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
2 June 2026
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But Kelly had avoided bringing up Tucker’s free agency, seeing the news at the same time as the rest of the industry gawked at his four-year, $240-million contract.—
Maddie Lee,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Apr. 2026
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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And the face of Qais al-Khazali, the leader of Asaib Ahl al-Haq, a powerful Shiite militia, gazed down from a monumental billboard.—
Nabil Salih,
Time,
4 Dec. 2025
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The helpful folks at The Old Farmer’s Almanac have gazed into their crystal ball and put together their weather predictions for the Christmas season.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
26 Nov. 2025
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“Goggled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/goggled. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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