as in to peek
to take a quick or hasty look
just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere
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Recent Examples of glimpse
Mathew Miranda
june 4, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Granted, the bees could still potentially catch a glimpse of the flower once the ball was near the opening, so the team repeated the experiment with three openings in the barrier to further limit visual feedback.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
Several other similar observatories have come online since then to glimpse hundreds of additional events, but all this activity represents a narrow range of gravitational waves—those created when neutron stars or relatively small black holes collide.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
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Noun
California voters offered an early glimpse of the state’s political future during Tuesday night’s primary election, advancing familiar incumbents, elevating new contenders and setting up high-stakes battles in competitive House districts.
—Mathew Miranda
june 4, Sacbee.com, 4 June 2026
Granted, the bees could still potentially catch a glimpse of the flower once the ball was near the opening, so the team repeated the experiment with three openings in the barrier to further limit visual feedback.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
Verb
By this time, Scholze recalled, Clausen had glimpsed a potential opportunity to replace topological sets.
—Konstantin Kakaes, Quanta Magazine, 20 May 2026
Several other similar observatories have come online since then to glimpse hundreds of additional events, but all this activity represents a narrow range of gravitational waves—those created when neutron stars or relatively small black holes collide.
—Phil Plait, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glimpse
Noun
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Neves also produced a diving header from a wide free kick in PSG’s 4-2 league-phase win against Manchester City last season, and made an excellent near-post run at an inswinging corner to rise highest and glance in a header during that 5-4 defeat of Bayern in this year’s semi-finals.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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Kansas City museum helped launch Indianapolis Clowns This series between the Bananas and the Clowns in KC has more significance that might not be apparent at first glance.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
31 May 2026
Verb
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Bass peeked around the back doors of a supporter’s Venice home Sunday afternoon to cheers from several dozen supporters at an intimate event.—
Sandra McDonald,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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My trusty spreadsheet peeked at building permits filed in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego counties and found that developers in the 12 months ending in March had plans approved for the most housing since August 2007.—
Jonathan Lansner,
Oc Register,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Light and Dark Backsplash and White Counters Choose a marble backsplash with a drastic color difference between the white and gray threads of color for a maximalist, glam look.—
Lauren Jones,
The Spruce,
6 June 2026
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But with Robinson’s hand up, Wembanyama missed a good look from inside the 3-point line just before time expired.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
6 June 2026
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“Glimpse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimpse. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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