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Recent Examples of leer
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
Director Sarah Blush and her excellent six-woman ensemble have taken note — even when Williams’s text periodically wavers or thins, Coach Coach remains a delicious showcase for their all-out commitment to every gasp-inducing revelation, ominous leer, and sudden but inevitable betrayal.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 June 2024
Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Like something straight out of a horror movie, the leering figure looks ready to pounce.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The impersonal, modernist thrill of watching strangers on the crowded subway has been eroded, but those strange leers have also been replaced by actual fellowship on group text chats.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
Director Sarah Blush and her excellent six-woman ensemble have taken note — even when Williams’s text periodically wavers or thins, Coach Coach remains a delicious showcase for their all-out commitment to every gasp-inducing revelation, ominous leer, and sudden but inevitable betrayal.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 June 2024
Verb
Stealing the show is German actor Nina Hoss as the CEO of the company, leering over Zoom work meetings like a god phoning in from Mount Olympus, coolly detached and formidably out of touch as a corporate messiah.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Like something straight out of a horror movie, the leering figure looks ready to pounce.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leer
Noun
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When his glistening herb-mint facial mask peels off, his real mask slips, revealing his unsettling stare.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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If he was dismayed by a team-mate or disappointed by a performance, the hands-on-hips thousand-yard stare was inescapable.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
Verb
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The kind of place where the pasta bag will be perfect for ogling.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2025
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The Ethicist: On the difference between noticing attractive women and ogling them.—
David Leonhardt,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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About her calm power and that soft, unblinking gaze.—
Nina E. Cerfolio,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2025
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Coach has turned its gaze to its footwear for the brand’s latest campaign.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
23 Apr. 2025
Verb
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But companies have long eyed the ocean floor as a potential source of metals like nickel, cobalt, manganese and copper, which are used in batteries for electric vehicles and other technologies.—
Julia Simon,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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Walz has been eyed as one of the next leaders of the Democratic Party after the election loss.—
Lauren Irwin,
The Hill,
24 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Under the glare of the desert floodlights, a title fight that has been quietly smoldering since Melbourne has now erupted into an open flame.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Singles players routinely react with varying intensities of glare if an opponent sends a smash in their direction, because there is often more open court at which to aim.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Minnesotan Isaac Johnson holds the record for largest male mouth gape, measuring at 4.014 inches or 10.196 centimeters.—
Brian Anthony Hernandez,
People.com,
12 Apr. 2025
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Elsewhere, shadow gapes invite light to flow through the property (another reference to the island’s volcanic origins).—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
Noun
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Plotting all those passes onto the pitch may look a little messy at first glance but the maps below help underline how Pedri’s positional flexibility, adapting his game to the defensive approach of each opposing team, allows Barcelona to keep moving forward.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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At first glance, the white track top looks like a standard issue track top.—
Vitas Carosella,
Forbes.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leer. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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