1
as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
claims to be related to an English peer
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2
as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
a jury of one's peers
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as in to gaze
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
visitors seem mesmerized as they peer at the variety of marine life in the aquarium's huge tank
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Recent Examples of peer
Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Share Your Own Lessons Leaders can encourage discussions about failure among their peers and direct reports in three ways.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Zack Meisel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Conceived as a partnership among scientists in Europe, North America, East Asia, and Chile, ALMA was designed to be a powerful radio-astronomy observatory that could peer into the coldest and most distant regions of the cosmos, where stars and planets are born.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Advertisement Advertisement Kimmel’s peers, including Stephen Colbert, whose own CBS show was cancelled in similar fashion just a couple months ago, responded to the news with biting humor and clear solidarity.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Share Your Own Lessons Leaders can encourage discussions about failure among their peers and direct reports in three ways.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
As Cantillo dissected his outing, Hedges peered over at him, beaming like a proud father.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
Conceived as a partnership among scientists in Europe, North America, East Asia, and Chile, ALMA was designed to be a powerful radio-astronomy observatory that could peer into the coldest and most distant regions of the cosmos, where stars and planets are born.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peer
Noun
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Giselle, one of the oldest story ballets, has two parts: In the First Act, Giselle, a young peasant girl is seduced by Albrecht, a nobleman in disguise.—
Tom Teicholz,
Forbes.com,
2 Aug. 2025
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Edgar Ravenswood, a Scottish nobleman, speaks in Standard English throughout the text.—
Rachel Ashcroft
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
Noun
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The addictive opioid drug is 50 times more potent than morphine and can trigger a fatal overdose with as little as 2 milligrams, the equivalent of a few grains of salt.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Sep. 2025
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The heft of batteries means EVs are generally a few hundred kilograms heavier than their fossil fuel equivalents.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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When Belly emerges from the bathroom in her birthday outfit, Conrad gazes at her.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Multiple donkeys crowd around the car, gazing in the window and interacting with each other.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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The restaurant takes a tongue-in-cheek approach in both its decor—think massive chandeliers, portraits of flamingos dressed as gentlemen and women, and a stylish Art Deco atrium facing Las Vegas Boulevard—and its food and beverage offerings.—
Julie Tremaine,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Living like a gentleman on the income from a not particularly prosperous parish, like her father did, involved a certain amount of keeping up appearances.—
Lucy Worsley
September 16,
Literary Hub,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Clearly Putin is determined to see nothing less than the destruction of a democratic Ukraine tethered to Europe and has no respect for the international rule of law or his counterparts.—
Oleksandra Matviichuk,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Senate’s counterpart held its own briefing last week, before news of the second strike.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Gen Zers report doomscrolling social media—a habit more likely to feed their worries than fix them—or staring at the TV.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Platitudes and rhetoric aside, the truth is California is staring at a near-term gasoline shortfall, driven largely by the pending closure of two refineries, the highest operating costs in the nation and decades of falling in-state production.—
Michael Mische,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Stolen from the Yankees in the Rule 5 Draft less than a year earlier, the rookie found himself on the mound for the bottom of the ninth, just as veteran teammate and fellow ex-Yankee Adam Ottavino predicted.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Hasan Alhasan, senior fellow for Middle East Policy at the International Institute for Strategic Studies in Bahrain, said Gulf states haven’t previously significantly participated in proceedings against Israel at international courts, and that that could change.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But the cringe-comedy antics of the original NBC series landed far better in Season 3 than in Season 1, once audiences began to truly love the characters instead of just gawking at them.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some viewers even took to hate-watching the show, tuning in every week just to gawk at the latest episodes’ cringeworthy moments.—
Andrew McGowan,
Variety,
17 Aug. 2025
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“Peer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peer. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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