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Recent Examples of leer
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
Director Sarah Blush and her excellent six-woman ensemble have taken note — even when Williams’s text periodically wavers or thins, Coach Coach remains a delicious showcase for their all-out commitment to every gasp-inducing revelation, ominous leer, and sudden but inevitable betrayal.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 June 2024
Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Sun pours through the lush foliage of a jungle, bleaching the pale limestone as a rotting man stands in the center of an otherwise empty arena, his yellow eyes leering from beneath a fringe of limp, blonde hair.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The impersonal, modernist thrill of watching strangers on the crowded subway has been eroded, but those strange leers have also been replaced by actual fellowship on group text chats.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2024
Director Sarah Blush and her excellent six-woman ensemble have taken note — even when Williams’s text periodically wavers or thins, Coach Coach remains a delicious showcase for their all-out commitment to every gasp-inducing revelation, ominous leer, and sudden but inevitable betrayal.
—Sara Holdren, Vulture, 7 June 2024
Verb
Like something straight out of a horror movie, the leering figure looks ready to pounce.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Sun pours through the lush foliage of a jungle, bleaching the pale limestone as a rotting man stands in the center of an otherwise empty arena, his yellow eyes leering from beneath a fringe of limp, blonde hair.
—Kazuma Hashimoto, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leer
Noun
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Then, tell us: What’s your reaction to the article and Karis’s showmanship skills and her icy stare?—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Decades before Rohan and Josh rented the place from Brenda (Parker Posey), a strange woman with a vacant stare and chartreuse eyeshadow, a run-of-the mill family lived on the property.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Ethicist: On the difference between noticing attractive women and ogling them.—
David Leonhardt,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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The 2025 Super Bowl was as star-studded as ever last night, which provided tons of stellar fashion to ogle at (in addition to the sports, of course).—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As such, scientists recently turned the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) powerful gaze towards 2024 YR4, capturing the object in both visible and thermal light.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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This documentary reverses the gaze by elevating the work and voices of scientists from unrepresented communities.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Democrats are also eyeing an opportunity to advance with a win in the Great Lakes state.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2025
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Guadarrama eyed her up and down, took some measurements, made a few quick alterations, and then began to pepper her with questions about her bra.—
Adam Iscoe,
New Yorker,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The butter-yellow rectangular frames add a subtle pop of color without being too bold, and the UV400 lenses help reduce glare while keeping your eyes protected.—
Becca Blond,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Apr. 2025
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The national glare, to those working there, is getting old.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
31 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Elsewhere, shadow gapes invite light to flow through the property (another reference to the island’s volcanic origins).—
Christopher Cameron,
Robb Report,
27 Jan. 2025
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Jayne and their team also realized additional implications after studying and extrapolating the scalability ratio between their mouth gapes and cranial structures.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
24 Oct. 2024
Noun
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At first glance, offering free concessions might seem like a costly gamble for a non-Power Four athletic department generating around $45 million annually.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Bit Bonds operate much like standard Treasuries at first glance.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leer. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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