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
Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
What happens when the interior gazes at its own exterior and paints it, like a chair?
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The pieces, such as Illustration of Bois Caïman Ceremony (2024), blend striking light, color and shadows with intricate patterns and designs to capture the spirit of Black freedom and convey the lives of enslaved people beyond the white gaze.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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Verb
In the center of the Gallery, the songbooks that were used in the recording process dangled down on chains from a huge chandelier; we weren’t allowed to touch them, just gaze in wonder—if so inclined.
—Oskar Oprey, Artforum, 28 Jan. 2025
What happens when the interior gazes at its own exterior and paints it, like a chair?
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
Noun
The whole song is from the male gaze and the women are objects that the singer simply trades.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
The pieces, such as Illustration of Bois Caïman Ceremony (2024), blend striking light, color and shadows with intricate patterns and designs to capture the spirit of Black freedom and convey the lives of enslaved people beyond the white gaze.
—Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gaze
Verb
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The king stares intently into an eternal distance through composite orbs fashioned from alabaster and glass, rendered in varying degrees of clarity, transparency and opacity.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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After suffering a season-ending ankle injury that put him on the injured reserve for the first time in his career, seven-time First-Team All-Pro guard Zack Martin has the possibility of retirement staring him down going into 2025.—
Nick Harris,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Let your eyes fully adjust to the darkness for about 20 minutes.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Netflix is still very high on the project and had its eyes on Betts for some time to take over directing duties.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Above the pool outside my room, there’s a fountain depicting a gawking fish revealing yet more fish heads inside its mouth.—
Nick Remsen,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
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As onlookers gawked, took pictures and videos of the stunt, much could be said of the meta recreation and the series’ commentary on surveillance, the nature of work and the interplay of the two in the modern world.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Gaze.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gaze. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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