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Recent Examples of ogle
Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Later, Ingram starts crying, and he’s ogled by the other child patients.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
Maybe not the happiest scene, but the gallery itself is always filled with ogle-worthy art, and is free to enter at 508 W. 26th St, Tuesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
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Verb
The South is filled with gorgeous locations like autumn in the Smoky Mountains, leafy drives in the Shenandoahs, the Garden District in New Orleans, ogling the stars in the Texas llano, sunrise in the Florida Keys, or watching the fireflies in Congaree National Park.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 11 Dec. 2025
Later, Ingram starts crying, and he’s ogled by the other child patients.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025
Noun
Through an unblinking black eyeball, a 20-foot-high scarlet octopus ogles my lunch.
—Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 25 July 2023
Maybe not the happiest scene, but the gallery itself is always filled with ogle-worthy art, and is free to enter at 508 W. 26th St, Tuesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
—Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2021
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogle
Verb
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When Robbie first strokes the plush walls, her Cathy stares with the appropriate mix of awe and terror.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 Feb. 2026
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Stevenson was forced to walk over to him, so that the two could perform the next part of the ritual and stare at each other, eye to eye.—
Brian Seibert,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Enveloped in all this optical dazzlement, and cutting across the frame with their bold, frontal gazes, the women are the very embodiment of dignity and power, mirrors of the independence roiling at the heart of the nation.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
7 Feb. 2026
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Reading sideways requires a willingness to re-read, to wander through a set of sources, to widen your gaze.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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And a whole constellation of local institutions and community groups is eyeing the three-story brick headhouse for office space.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
10 Feb. 2026
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Her status as a billionaire entrusted with spending down a billionaire’s fortune, and now a victorious Super Bowl winner eyeing a near-immediate exit from the field, makes her one of the most unusual figures in American sports.—
Jake Angelo,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Hobert standing grinning for the camera while a menacing clown leers through a window behind her.—
Carrie Battan,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2026
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Harrelson brandishes that anything-goes leer that never gets old.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Bystanders gawk and cheer from the sidewalks.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2026
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The town has become a popular destination for people who want to gawk at the extraordinary creatures.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Give someone these Santa Maria Novella Melograno Bath Salts, tell them the history, and watch as their mouths gape in surprise.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
10 Feb. 2026
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At times, the actor feels more like a design element, akin to the marble coffins and gape-mouthed friezes of this gothic world.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
Noun
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California’s booming economy is one of the world’s largest, but a peek behind the curtain exposes the forbidding reality of a statewide job market that is ranked as one of the nation’s worst.—
George Avalos,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Out on the sidewalk and behind barriers, lookie-loos crane their necks for a peek at the competitors, while pin traders mill through the churning crowd in hopes of making a souvenir swap.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Cold storage facilities have long struggled to automate inventory management due to frost, airflow, condensation, and glare, all of which degrade conventional sensors and scanning systems.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Feb. 2026
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Whether hiking through bright sunlight, overcast skies, or snowy conditions where the sun glare is reflected, Knockaround does an excellent job of reducing the haze and glare.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Ogle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ogle. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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