as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
just sat there and gazed at the panorama before us until it got too dark to see
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as in stare
a fixed intent look
suddenly aware of her admiring gaze, he became self-conscious and uncomfortable
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Recent Examples of gaze
Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
Guests still gaze up in awe at the ornate ceilings, and take photos of the massive flower arrangement in the lobby.
—Thomas Swick, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Kelsey Piper, Vox, 12 May 2025
Zendaya, never one to miss a visual cue, served high swagger with a tilted head and locked gaze, standing alongside her longtime stylist and image architect, Law Roach.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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Verb
But instead of celestial bodies sparkling in the night, doctors in South Korea were gazing at bright brain lesions punctuating a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan.
—Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 9 May 2025
Guests still gaze up in awe at the ornate ceilings, and take photos of the massive flower arrangement in the lobby.
—Thomas Swick, Sun Sentinel, 6 May 2025
Noun
Willem said nothing, but his gaze fixed on the darkness, where a faint, unnatural glow pulsed once, then vanished.
—Kelsey Piper, Vox, 12 May 2025
Zendaya, never one to miss a visual cue, served high swagger with a tilted head and locked gaze, standing alongside her longtime stylist and image architect, Law Roach.
—Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 7 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaze
Verb
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Meanwhile, Cauley was staring at a long road to recovery.—
Kendall Capps,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 May 2025
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Things began to get chippy in the bottom half of the fifth after OSU’s Trent Caraway stared Sloan down after drawing a two-out walk.—
Alyssa Cooper,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 May 2025
Noun
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For the moment, the eyes of the concert industry are on the Arkansas city of Fort Smith.—
George Varga,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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Other locales house hunters may want to keep an eye on include Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Davenport, Iowa; Muncie, Indiana; Springfield, Illinois; and St. Joseph, Missouri, which are among the least expensive metro areas, according to the study.—
Anne Marie D. Lee,
CBS News,
30 May 2025
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In a now-viral video from Stacy Goss, the family was startled by the sight of a huge bald eagle gawking at them, but more concerningly, at their dog Gnocchi.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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All around the world, train trips allow travelers to see the tulip fields at their peak in late April or gawk at the wildflowers through the Grand Canyon before the summer crowds (and temperatures) arrive.—
Lyndsey Matthews,
AFAR Media,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Gaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaze. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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