as in to gaze
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
her friends stared in disbelief upon seeing her walking arm in arm with her ex-husband
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as in gaze
a fixed intent look
caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film
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Recent Examples of stare
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 May 2025
Vidal stared at Buckley during this outburst with the expression of a cat that has just swallowed a very large canary.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
When his glistening herb-mint facial mask peels off, his real mask slips, revealing his unsettling stare.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
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Verb
But there’s one client who has evaded her for decades, always on the verge of fulfilling her potential and showcasing versatility, and she’s been staring at Goldsmith-Thomas in the mirror.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 27 May 2025
Vidal stared at Buckley during this outburst with the expression of a cat that has just swallowed a very large canary.
—Louis Menand, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Noun
Those signs, accompanied by a menacing growl and a hard stare often suggest that the dog is feeling threatened.
—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
When his glistening herb-mint facial mask peels off, his real mask slips, revealing his unsettling stare.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025
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Kulture even holds her little one in her arms, while Cardi gazes at her two girls.—
Emma Aerin Becker,
People.com,
30 May 2025
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But colleges and schools, too, are gazing in the mirror: What’s the point—the medium, more precisely—of education nowadays amidst tech upheaval?—
Michael Serazio,
Time,
28 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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“Stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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