as in peeked
to take a quick or hasty look
just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere
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Recent Examples of glimpsed
The next total lunar eclipse will take place on March 13-14, 2025, and will be best seen from North and South America, and glimpsed from parts of Europe and New Zealand.
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Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
They can be glimpsed with the naked eye (albeit only in a very dark sky) and are easily seen in binoculars.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Russia’s transport shortage is so severe that, yes, some observers glimpsed Russians with hoverboards—and reasonably concluded the Russians planned to ride the toys into battle.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The particle, a type of neutrino, arrived at Earth at nearly the speed of light and with 30 times the energy of the previous most energetic neutrino ever glimpsed.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
In that time, the telescope has offered stunning views of our solar system's planets, galaxies, stars and other parts of the universe never glimpsed before.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
For several days it could be glimpsed from most Northern Hemisphere locations that were blessed with clear, transparent skies and clear, unobstructed horizons.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Since then, they could only be glimpsed occasionally on the zoo's social media feed (including rolling around in the flurries during a snowstorm earlier this month).
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
That’s a throwback, too, to the bawdy times of season one, briefly glimpsed on the shabby screen in the vampires’ makeshift home theater at the end-end (as opposed to the parody end, or the end for the cameras) of the series.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Mar. 2025
They can be glimpsed with the naked eye (albeit only in a very dark sky) and are easily seen in binoculars.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Russia’s transport shortage is so severe that, yes, some observers glimpsed Russians with hoverboards—and reasonably concluded the Russians planned to ride the toys into battle.
—David Axe, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
The particle, a type of neutrino, arrived at Earth at nearly the speed of light and with 30 times the energy of the previous most energetic neutrino ever glimpsed.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 12 Feb. 2025
In that time, the telescope has offered stunning views of our solar system's planets, galaxies, stars and other parts of the universe never glimpsed before.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025
For several days it could be glimpsed from most Northern Hemisphere locations that were blessed with clear, transparent skies and clear, unobstructed horizons.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 27 Jan. 2025
Since then, they could only be glimpsed occasionally on the zoo's social media feed (including rolling around in the flurries during a snowstorm earlier this month).
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
That’s a throwback, too, to the bawdy times of season one, briefly glimpsed on the shabby screen in the vampires’ makeshift home theater at the end-end (as opposed to the parody end, or the end for the cameras) of the series.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Glimpsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimpsed. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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