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
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.
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Katie Rife, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Galileo Galilei coined the term in 1616, who lived in Italy, where the phenomenon is almost always glimpsed in the northern sky, so it could be mistaken for dawn.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
But based on footprints glimpsed in the snow during an aerial survey, and items believed to belong to them retrieved from the slopes this week, the search for them has ended, Police Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker told reporters.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Glowing below background signs for a liquor store, a laundromat and an Echo Park burger joint, Gomez shrewdly identifies the specific street through a blazing sunset, glimpsed off in the distance.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Yet the complications inherent in such questions — in Yana-Wara’s life, really — are rarely glimpsed in these otherwise self-conscious performances.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
Decorative flourishes such as Cistercian pillars and stone sculptures can be glimpsed from all angles.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
Though their handiwork is often glimpsed too briefly, special makeup effects designer Patrick Magee and VFX supervisor Justin Martinez (both credited for the entire feature) contribute some vividly icky, grotesque images.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere amid the brutal conditions at the hospital, characters in the nude can be glimpsed.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Katie Rife, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
Galileo Galilei coined the term in 1616, who lived in Italy, where the phenomenon is almost always glimpsed in the northern sky, so it could be mistaken for dawn.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
But based on footprints glimpsed in the snow during an aerial survey, and items believed to belong to them retrieved from the slopes this week, the search for them has ended, Police Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker told reporters.
—Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Glowing below background signs for a liquor store, a laundromat and an Echo Park burger joint, Gomez shrewdly identifies the specific street through a blazing sunset, glimpsed off in the distance.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2024
Yet the complications inherent in such questions — in Yana-Wara’s life, really — are rarely glimpsed in these otherwise self-conscious performances.
—Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
Decorative flourishes such as Cistercian pillars and stone sculptures can be glimpsed from all angles.
—Chrissie McClatchie, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
Though their handiwork is often glimpsed too briefly, special makeup effects designer Patrick Magee and VFX supervisor Justin Martinez (both credited for the entire feature) contribute some vividly icky, grotesque images.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 4 Oct. 2024
Elsewhere amid the brutal conditions at the hospital, characters in the nude can be glimpsed.
—Jack Smart, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
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“Glimpsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimpsed. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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