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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stare down
Verb
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At the hotel Wednesday afternoon, the main stage was still being set up as guests perused convention hall booths featuring political and media groups.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Because let’s face it, perusing shelves and scrolling online for the right products sometimes feels like a chore.—
Grace McCarty,
Glamour,
18 Mar. 2026
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Turnover is very common in large, urban districts, where superintendent transitions are often fraught, according to Jason Grissom, a Vanderbilt University professor who studies school district leadership.—
Kate Armanini,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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The science payload to be landed there includes seismometers, a drill to allow emplacement of heat flow and electrical conductivity probes, and instruments to study the magnetic field and surface weathering.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Stare down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare%20down. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.
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