as in stared
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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Recent Examples of gazed
As Will gazed at the tallest land mammals on Earth, two calves galloped playfully across the exhibit, chasing one another.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
The star, who was previously linked to Zach Braff, smiled at the camera while a smitten Cole gazed at her.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 May 2026
The Egyptian forward was soon joined by Andy Robertson, and the departing Liverpool duo gazed towards the Kop and were serenaded by the crowd over and over again.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 24 May 2026
The congregants gazed out at the world through undraped glass, confident and hopeful.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Smith gazed lovingly at Brosnan as the leading man turned up the charm while accepting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
In the lab, the human art got higher ratings than the AI imagery, and people gazed at the human art for longer.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
In failing to meaningfully contend with its context, the show veers dangerously close to repeating the mistakes of notorious exhibitions that flatten non-Western artworks into objects meant to be gazed upon.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Rubin-Vega gazed toward the under-stairs entrance to her former apartment.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2026
The star, who was previously linked to Zach Braff, smiled at the camera while a smitten Cole gazed at her.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 24 May 2026
The Egyptian forward was soon joined by Andy Robertson, and the departing Liverpool duo gazed towards the Kop and were serenaded by the crowd over and over again.
—James Pearce, New York Times, 24 May 2026
The congregants gazed out at the world through undraped glass, confident and hopeful.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 21 May 2026
Smith gazed lovingly at Brosnan as the leading man turned up the charm while accepting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1997.
—John Russell, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
In the lab, the human art got higher ratings than the AI imagery, and people gazed at the human art for longer.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
In failing to meaningfully contend with its context, the show veers dangerously close to repeating the mistakes of notorious exhibitions that flatten non-Western artworks into objects meant to be gazed upon.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
Rubin-Vega gazed toward the under-stairs entrance to her former apartment.
—Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazed
Verb
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Everyone stared in silence at the man’s rudeness.—
Lyz Lenz,
Rolling Stone,
28 May 2026
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The two stared each other down with security guards in between them.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Gazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazed. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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