as in to glance
to take a quick or hasty look
peek out the window and see if it's raining
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Recent Examples of peek
Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Their humorous phone conversations gives us a peek into his private life.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
These shots mostly come in the form of horrifying faces or masks that momentarily peek through the darkness.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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Noun
These two actors at opposite ends of their careers doggedly pursue life-changing roles in this film as audiences get a peek behind the curtain of the entertainment industry, per the official description.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 23 Mar. 2026
Their humorous phone conversations gives us a peek into his private life.
—Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 22 Mar. 2026
Verb
For the occasion, my mother had put on her Balenciaga, a black dress with two wide shoulder straps, a firm bodice, a full skirt that ended a few inches above the ankles, and the illusion of an underskirt supplied by a band of taffeta ruffles, also black, that peeked out from beneath the hem.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
These shots mostly come in the form of horrifying faces or masks that momentarily peek through the darkness.
—Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peek
Noun
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At the end of The Age of Innocence (1920), Edith Wharton skips forward from her 1870s setting to give us an early-twentieth-century glimpse of her protagonist Newland Archer.—
Michael Gorra,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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The crew has also appeared live on camera throughout NASA’s continuing broadcast of the mission, allowing candid glimpses of their life in space.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Driver monitoring systems, designed to detect distracted drivers, were also ineffective in allowing for off-road glances to go unnoticed, the NTSB found.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
31 Mar. 2026
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The pup can be seen glancing around his kennel with teary eyes, appearing scared and confused.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There was a blithe, mildly stoned look in everyone’s eyes, and most of the women were dressed like gnomes while all the men appeared ergonomically outfitted to climb a cliff face but were instead commuting to their office jobs.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Surrounded by 28 acres of grapevines and rolling farmland, this beautiful resort draws its look from the working countryside with standalone-style only accommodations, luxury amenities, and a polished farm-house design.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Peek.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peek. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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