as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
just sat there and gazed at the panorama before us until it got too dark to see
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as in stare
a fixed intent look
suddenly aware of her admiring gaze, he became self-conscious and uncomfortable
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Recent Examples of gaze
Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2025
His brother wears a green dashiki and gazes to the left, while his dad, in a jacket and tie, looks to the right.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
That meant some old Hollywood masculine tropes through a female gaze—suits with nipped in waists, leather pants like chaps, sharply tailored denim.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
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Verb
An interest that can be traced all the way back to my childhood as a young girl living in Texas, a couple of my fondest memories include climbing Enchanted Rock’s steep, smooth walls, and hiking up to gaze out of The Window — a popular scenic lookout at Big Bend National Park.
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 14 Mar. 2025
His brother wears a green dashiki and gazes to the left, while his dad, in a jacket and tie, looks to the right.
—Mankaprr Conteh, Rolling Stone, 14 Mar. 2025
Noun
Little is more sensitive than the Five Eyes, its gaze long fixed on Moscow and Beijing.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
That meant some old Hollywood masculine tropes through a female gaze—suits with nipped in waists, leather pants like chaps, sharply tailored denim.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 7 Mar. 2025
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Verb
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But halfway into the season, Moiraine has mostly done a lot of staring and a little bit of really amateurish manipulation that backfires spectacularly.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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JuJu Watkins, the star sophomore, stared blankly ahead, offering only a slow, deliberate clap.—
Austin Knoblauch,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In a city aptly described as Hollywood for ugly people, Thune could pass for an actual movie star, with pale-blue eyes, a square jaw, and Mt. Rushmore cheekbones.—
David D. Kirkpatrick,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
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But in the game of centimeters that is elimination hockey, history or heartbreak can come in the next blink of an eye.—
Dom Amore,
Hartford Courant,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Everyone who stepped off the elevator was greeted by dozens of gawking, disappointed onlookers hoping to get the first glimpse of the woman of the hour.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
8 Mar. 2025
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Viewers are encouraged to gawk, laugh, and essentially normalize her subjugation.—
Kyndall Cunningham,
Vox,
3 Mar. 2025
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“Gaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaze. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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