as in staring
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 peering
In this installment of Group Chat, your correspondents are peering into the future at the trends allegedly on the horizon.
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Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 27 Dec. 2024
The subject, a rescue rat named Buttons, showcases his inquisitive nature peering from a flower pot.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The next day the construction crew returned, this time covering the windows to prevent rubble from falling onto the sidewalk and onlookers from peering inside.
—Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
Exposing my hands out of fear, peering over to see if the police killed my dog, I was then ordered to the ground.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
It is believed to have stalked and hunted its prey like one too, peering above the water and clamping down on prey with powerful jaws.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
On the first and second floors of the Hilton Hotel, which houses the conference center where the UnitedHealth Group was hosting its event, people wearing suits and badges were peering out of the windows.
—Christopher Cann, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Part of an earlier generation of cool stays, along with Finca Malvasia, Buenavista still has few rivals for visual drama, with its five glassy suites all peering out onto a stark black volcanic landscape east of La Geria.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
From reports of cold spots and mysterious disembodied voices to shadowy specters peering from windows — visitors and paranormal fanatics alike should brace themselves for a night of heebie-jeebies sleeping at the Franklin Castle.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
Rebecca Jennings, Vox, 27 Dec. 2024
The subject, a rescue rat named Buttons, showcases his inquisitive nature peering from a flower pot.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The next day the construction crew returned, this time covering the windows to prevent rubble from falling onto the sidewalk and onlookers from peering inside.
—Madeleine Wattenbarger, Eliana Gilet, & Axel Hernández, The Dial, 17 Dec. 2024
Exposing my hands out of fear, peering over to see if the police killed my dog, I was then ordered to the ground.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 16 Dec. 2024
It is believed to have stalked and hunted its prey like one too, peering above the water and clamping down on prey with powerful jaws.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
On the first and second floors of the Hilton Hotel, which houses the conference center where the UnitedHealth Group was hosting its event, people wearing suits and badges were peering out of the windows.
—Christopher Cann, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024
Part of an earlier generation of cool stays, along with Finca Malvasia, Buenavista still has few rivals for visual drama, with its five glassy suites all peering out onto a stark black volcanic landscape east of La Geria.
—Toby Skinner, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Nov. 2024
From reports of cold spots and mysterious disembodied voices to shadowy specters peering from windows — visitors and paranormal fanatics alike should brace themselves for a night of heebie-jeebies sleeping at the Franklin Castle.
—Natalia Senanayake, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Peering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peering. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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