as in to stare down
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Stealing the show is German actor Nina Hoss as the CEO of the company, leering over Zoom work meetings like a god phoning in from Mount Olympus, coolly detached and formidably out of touch as a corporate messiah.—
Nicholas Bell,
SPIN,
25 Dec. 2024 -
Like something straight out of a horror movie, the leering figure looks ready to pounce.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
23 Dec. 2024
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There is no greater pastime in West Texas than simply, and somewhat reverently, ogling one’s surroundings, especially at sunrise and sunset.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2025
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The dining room was all warm, wooden paneling that undulated across the ceiling, booths like half-moons and mostly quiet tables ogling each course … and the champagne cart that coasted throughout the room.—
Chelsea Brasted,
Axios,
18 Dec. 2024
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History lovers should take time to explore the grounds and peruse the adjacent museum before taking the 45-minute drive into the mountains to visit the mission at San Javier.—
Carley Rojas Avila,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Jan. 2025
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The intergenerational perseverance and creativity centered throughout Fotos yield stronger performances; even when perusing familiar turf, the music moves in a spirit of veneration of innovators and fertile exchange of ideas among today’s luminaries.—
Craig Jenkins,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Outstare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outstare. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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