stare at (someone)
phrasal verb
stared at (someone); staring at (someone); stares at (someone)
: to look steadily at (someone)
We just sat and stared at each other.
—often used figuratively for something that should be apparentThe solution was staring right at me but I didn't see it.
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Trying not to stare at Barbara in her dressing gown, the Blue Lagoon star delivered the news.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
But there was a significant correlation between staring longer and activity in the hippocampus, suggesting that the kids were more likely to stare at something that had triggered the memory formation process during their first viewing.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
While plenty of golf apps offer overlapping functionality, those solutions also come with loads of trade-offs—namely having to stare at small screens along with draining phone batteries and inviting constant distractions from incoming notifications.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Drivers get literal hours to stare at the bumper sticker on the car ahead and chew over their lives.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
But there was a significant correlation between staring longer and activity in the hippocampus, suggesting that the kids were more likely to stare at something that had triggered the memory formation process during their first viewing.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 21 Mar. 2025
While plenty of golf apps offer overlapping functionality, those solutions also come with loads of trade-offs—namely having to stare at small screens along with draining phone batteries and inviting constant distractions from incoming notifications.
—Mike Dojc, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Drivers get literal hours to stare at the bumper sticker on the car ahead and chew over their lives.
—Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Stare at (someone).” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stare%20at%20%28someone%29. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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