as in gazing
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
her friends stared in disbelief upon seeing her walking arm in arm with her ex-husband
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Recent Examples of staring
Joan and Lynn were staring at Louise with entirely blank expressions.
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Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Our first glimpse of her, before this road trip, was staring blankly, maybe suicidally, into a river.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Across the industry, airlines are staring at very different fuel costs from what was in their business plans.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The former 19 Kids and Counting star, 31, can be seen staring into the distance in his newest mugshot released by the Bay County Sheriff's Office.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
In the first clip, sandy is following her owner around the house, staring up at her without breaking eye contact, a doggy smile on her face.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Police said security footage from the store shows customers staring and retreating before 53-year-old Tammy Canut of North Huntingdon walks into the frame naked.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
There’s not even a shot of Claire staring at her hands with confusion.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Parents don’t like seeing their kids obsessively staring at screens all day, or getting cyberbullied, or exposed to toxic and dangerous influences.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
Our first glimpse of her, before this road trip, was staring blankly, maybe suicidally, into a river.
—Jake Coyle, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2026
Across the industry, airlines are staring at very different fuel costs from what was in their business plans.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
The former 19 Kids and Counting star, 31, can be seen staring into the distance in his newest mugshot released by the Bay County Sheriff's Office.
—Sarah Jones, PEOPLE, 31 Mar. 2026
In the first clip, sandy is following her owner around the house, staring up at her without breaking eye contact, a doggy smile on her face.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Mar. 2026
Police said security footage from the store shows customers staring and retreating before 53-year-old Tammy Canut of North Huntingdon walks into the frame naked.
—Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
There’s not even a shot of Claire staring at her hands with confusion.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
Parents don’t like seeing their kids obsessively staring at screens all day, or getting cyberbullied, or exposed to toxic and dangerous influences.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for staring
Verb
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Days are spent barefoot, raising turnips, sitting out by the lake, gazing at the cattle.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Sifting through data from sun-gazing spacecraft, Battams’s project has found more than 5,000 so far.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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On a typical day, the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale reverberates with animal cries and the footfalls of gawking visitors.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Armed soldiers patrolled in droves, spreading hate and fear everywhere, blindfolding children, pointing guns, gawking, spitting, laughing at us like animals in the zoo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Staring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/staring. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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