as in glanced
to take a quick or hasty look
peek out the window and see if it's raining
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Recent Examples of peeked
The top of the black socks peeked through the boot collar.
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Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Looky-loos peeked through the windows.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Kean resurfaces, talks to a reporter Nearly three months into his mysterious disappearance, Kean abruptly peeked back into public view on May 21.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 May 2026
During their outing, Wallis' baby bump peeked through her black loose-fitting dress.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
The door opened, and the man of the evening peeked out from the passenger’s seat.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Suddenly the gobbler peeked out from behind the tree, let out a loud pert, and ran back over the ridge.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Gomez added a little extra length to the minidress with a pale blue and white striped bubble skirt, which peeked out below the hemline.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
For the occasion, my mother had put on her Balenciaga, a black dress with two wide shoulder straps, a firm bodice, a full skirt that ended a few inches above the ankles, and the illusion of an underskirt supplied by a band of taffeta ruffles, also black, that peeked out from beneath the hem.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 26 May 2026
Looky-loos peeked through the windows.
—Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Kean resurfaces, talks to a reporter Nearly three months into his mysterious disappearance, Kean abruptly peeked back into public view on May 21.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 23 May 2026
During their outing, Wallis' baby bump peeked through her black loose-fitting dress.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 18 May 2026
The door opened, and the man of the evening peeked out from the passenger’s seat.
—Matt Baker, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Suddenly the gobbler peeked out from behind the tree, let out a loud pert, and ran back over the ridge.
—Bruce Brady, Outdoor Life, 8 Apr. 2026
Gomez added a little extra length to the minidress with a pale blue and white striped bubble skirt, which peeked out below the hemline.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
For the occasion, my mother had put on her Balenciaga, a black dress with two wide shoulder straps, a firm bodice, a full skirt that ended a few inches above the ankles, and the illusion of an underskirt supplied by a band of taffeta ruffles, also black, that peeked out from beneath the hem.
—Han Ong, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for peeked
glanced
Verb
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Churchgoers gasped and glanced at their neighbors; some burst out laughing.—
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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Nursing his beer, the newcomer glanced around the room.—
Zoë Hopkins,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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“Peeked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peeked. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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