1
as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
claims to be related to an English peer
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as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
a jury of one's peers
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as in to gaze
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
visitors seem mesmerized as they peer at the variety of marine life in the aquarium's huge tank
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Recent Examples of peer
Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
Building an inclusive network of peers can guarantee access to a wide range of ideas, experiences and viewpoints to enrich your work and inspire growth.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Jen Chaney, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The mural shows a naked man clinging to a windowsill while a suited man peers out, seemingly searching for the lover while a woman stands next to him.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Noun
At Oak Park Mall, just five of more than 100 specialty stores inside the mall in 1980 survive today, despite the mall outperforming its peers and holding onto anchors like Nordstrom, Macy’s, and JCPenney.
—Mark Dent, thehustle.co, 6 Dec. 2024
Building an inclusive network of peers can guarantee access to a wide range of ideas, experiences and viewpoints to enrich your work and inspire growth.
—Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 6 Dec. 2024
Verb
Parked precariously close to the edge of a cliff, Eva, Ursula, Bibi, and Becka open the boot of their car to peer at what looks like a corpse inside.
—Jen Chaney, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
The mural shows a naked man clinging to a windowsill while a suited man peers out, seemingly searching for the lover while a woman stands next to him.
—Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 28 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peer
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Raven re-enters the world as a human child, born to the nobleman's daughter.Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 8 Nov. 2024
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Among those staff was nonagenarian nobleman Rudolf Graf von Schönburg, or Count Rudi as he is universally known, who joined the hotel as manager in 1957 and never left.Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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An idyllic and serene portrait of King seems to gaze back at you.La Risa R. Lynch, Journal Sentinel, 6 Dec. 2024
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Set in Montego Bay — a tropical paradise filled with luxury resorts that gaze out over the beautiful turquoise waters of the Caribbean Sea — the adults-only S Hotel stands out.Linda Konde, Travel + Leisure, 5 Dec. 2024
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Thanks for being here, gentlemen ... Brody: This has been kind of special.Elena Nelson Howe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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One of those gentlemen is Josh Giddey — the player that the team got in return for Alex Caruso.Mat Issa, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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New data from TransUnion shows Zoomers are using credit cards to make ends meet more than their Millennial counterparts did at the same stage of life.Lindsey Downing, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Negro said the research did not investigate hunting success in relation to plumage color, but earlier research had suggested that whiter barn owls were more efficient hunters than their darker counterparts during a full moon.Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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No one gave him a talk on how to react when people stare at him walking through an airport or dropping his head to get through a doorway.Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 8 Dec. 2024
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Doug Brown, director of stewardship at the Berkshire Natural Resources Council, a nonprofit that maintains nearly 14,000 acres of wild land and over 60 miles of trails in this western Massachusetts county, stares into the distant haze, shielding his eyes from the sun.Sophie Ungerleider, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Dec. 2024
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These black panels completely cover all of the SUV's windows from the inside, blocking sunlight and the prying eyes of inquisitive fellow campers.Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 10 Dec. 2024
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Harry Halem is a senior fellow at Yorktown Institute, a U.S. foreign-affairs and military-policy think tank.Niall Ferguson, The Atlantic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Clingan’s face lit up, and teammates couldn’t help but gawk over the rings.Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2024
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The Washington Post, New Yorker and New York Times all searched for answers, gawking at the hundreds of millions Trump spent on golf properties without uncovering the source of the funds.Dan Alexander, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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Our hearts are with his family and his colleagues during this difficult time.Jon Haworth, ABC News, 7 Dec. 2024
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That was a key finding for my colleagues and me in our new study, which was published in the journal Annals of Behavioral Medicine.Jonathan G. Hakun, Discover Magazine, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Peer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peer. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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