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
Ferric C. Fang, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2025
Check out Wimberley Valley Winery and saddle up to the cherry-red vintage double-decker bus that now serves as a bar, or head to Limestone Terrace Vineyard to gaze out upon the vines from the hilltop deck.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
This directs the viewer’s gaze toward an unforgiving horizon, though just beyond its edge—daybreak.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Verb
The composition of Roman cement and their techniques for constructing arches were forgotten such that later generations could only marvel at those accomplishments by gazing at the ruins of that civilization.
—Ferric C. Fang, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2025
Check out Wimberley Valley Winery and saddle up to the cherry-red vintage double-decker bus that now serves as a bar, or head to Limestone Terrace Vineyard to gaze out upon the vines from the hilltop deck.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Noun
There are also appearances by Formula 1 champions Ayrton Senna and Max Verstappen, two ace drivers some three decades apart but whose gazes carry a similar determination.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
This directs the viewer’s gaze toward an unforgiving horizon, though just beyond its edge—daybreak.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaze
Verb
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But Oskar continued to be mesmerized, staring at the rotating blades.—
Don Norcross,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Perhaps the Staring Girl is just that, a staring girl.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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There’s another unexpected moment this episode when Hanna kills Joel McHale’s character, Kodiak, by throwing a knife into his eye.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Apr. 2025
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And yet, there’s also something fun in exploring the lives of those who don’t blink an eye at dropping $25,000 on a Birkin bag.—
Jessica Radloff,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Then, after the arranging was complete, came that fleeting and glorious moment: The crowd gawked and took photos of the 1,387 cakes, both sweet and savory, in their pristine, unsliced form.—
Simon J. Levien,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2025
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About 20 minutes later, however, the whirring device crept back to gawk some more at her personal space.—
James Hibberd,
The Hollywood Reporter,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Gaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaze. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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