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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
Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
What researchers did discover, however, was that participants of the four-day workweek trial were sleeping more than their five-day peers.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Our suite, which peered over the Shinkansen bullet train tracks, was stocked with pint-sized robes and pajamas, a diaper pail, tons of toys and activity books, and baby toiletries.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2024
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Noun
Gary Small, chair of psychiatry at Hackensack University Medical Center, agrees, adding that the addictive properties of social media draw us in through our innate desires to relate with peers.
—Carina Woudenberg, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
What researchers did discover, however, was that participants of the four-day workweek trial were sleeping more than their five-day peers.
—Ryan Hogg, Fortune Europe, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
Ice-penetrating radar will peer beneath the outer shell, estimated to be about 10 to 15 miles (15 to 25 kilometers) thick, to seek out evidence of the moon’s ocean.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 14 Oct. 2024
Our suite, which peered over the Shinkansen bullet train tracks, was stocked with pint-sized robes and pajamas, a diaper pail, tons of toys and activity books, and baby toiletries.
—Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peer
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Ranulf: Several important noblemen in the Middle Ages bore this name, which was introduced to England and Scotland by Norman invaders.Anna Moeslein, Parents, 26 Oct. 2024
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Born around 1673, d'Aubigny was the daughter of a secretary to King Louis XIV’s Master of Horse, French nobleman Count d’Armagnac.Quispe López, Them, 15 Oct. 2024
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news For thousands of years, gazing upward was how astronomers studied the sky above.Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 6 Nov. 2024
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And the panels, stocked with multiple top personalities, give viewers something new upon which to gaze.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Home for Retired Bears, benignly administered by the musical nuns, resembles an island gentlemen’s club in early Bond movies: think cane furniture, the wistful whiff of Empire and a faintly sinister air.Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2024
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Forbes estimates her net worth, along with second gentleman Doug Emhoff, at about $8 million, up from $7 million in 2021.Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Of the early voters, about 1.5 million were registered unaffiliated, about 1.49 million were Republicans and about 1.45 million were Democrats — possibly indicating Democrats are more in need of a strong Election Day turnout than their GOP counterparts.Axios Charlotte Team, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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Luckily, hiking leggings have come a long way as outdoor brands like The North Face, Fjallraven, and Columbia have put their innovative technologies towards perfecting these lightweight bottoms and their counterparts.Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2024
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The traditional media business has been staring at these multiple roads for years now, and none of them are anywhere near as bucolic as Frost’s woods.Howard Homonoff, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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Most of Mars’s subjects stare straight into her lens.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2024
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Showrunner Quinta Brunson and her fellow scribes will be joining us for a discussion about doing great work in a great room.Anne Victoria Clark, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Nothing fazed them, from the medical students to her senior fellow.Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2024
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There are plenty of examples along Route 66 of people putting history behind plexiglass and charging tourists for the opportunity to gawk.Dan Sheehan, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2024
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Bystanders gathered and gawked as the creek steadily swelled, while tree trunks, branches and other debris piled up under one of the creek’s bridges.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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Party delegates then nominated Harris, Newsom’s longtime political colleague in California.Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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His passion for taking pictures showed in his assignments, colleagues said, even the less exciting ones.Natasha Delion, Twin Cities, 9 Nov. 2024
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“Peer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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