1
as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
claims to be related to an English peer
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2
as in equivalent
one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value
a jury of one's peers
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as in to gaze
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
visitors seem mesmerized as they peer at the variety of marine life in the aquarium's huge tank
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Recent Examples of peer
Time Staff, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
His peers criticized him for cherry-picking data, and his comments drew backlash from healthcare providers who were overwhelmed by the strain on U.S. hospitals.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
The crowds watched the canyon keenly, peering through zoom lenses and binoculars and eyeglasses.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Companies were assessed based on their absolute emissions, intensity of emissions compared to revenue, and the intensity of their emissions compared to their industry peers.
—Time Staff, TIME, 27 Nov. 2024
His peers criticized him for cherry-picking data, and his comments drew backlash from healthcare providers who were overwhelmed by the strain on U.S. hospitals.
—Claire Bugos, Verywell Health, 27 Nov. 2024
Verb
Surveillance video also showed a man who prosecutors say is Ibarra walking around an apartment complex where a female graduate student said someone tried to get into her apartment and peered in the window early the day Riley was killed.
—CBS News, 20 Nov. 2024
The crowds watched the canyon keenly, peering through zoom lenses and binoculars and eyeglasses.
—Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peer
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Among those staff was nonagenarian nobleman Rudolf Graf von Schönburg, or Count Rudi as he is universally known, who joined the hotel as manager in 1957 and never left.Nick Foulkes, theweek, 7 Nov. 2024
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Bells rang as priests, monks, noblemen, and government officials walked beside it.Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
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Chalamet spends an hour in the house, sitting in the very bedroom where a young Robert Zimmerman gazed out at snowy ground and pondered his future.Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 18 Nov. 2024
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At Nayara Alto Atacama, an adobe-style oasis in Chile, guests can gaze on the starry skies like never before thanks to the property’s locations in the world’s driest desert.Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The intensive public battle didn’t start until 1989, when Senna passed Prost at Imola during a restart, breaking what Prost believed to be a gentleman’s agreement.Jake Kring-Schreifels, TIME, 29 Nov. 2024
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Great smile, and this gentleman’s enthusiasm for watches was infectuous.Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2024
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Australian filmmakers are more interested than ever in collaborating with Indian counterparts.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
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Its counterpart, the Calming Serum, features mugwort and green tea, to reduce dermal irritation.Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Brian invites Roger to stay for dinner and spend the night after joking that his daughter Jenny has her eyes on someone else, so Roger should stop staring.Lincee Ray, EW.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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Children stare at the destruction following an Israeli strike in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza on Nov. 7.Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 21 Nov. 2024
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One moment that stuck out to Dani Kogan, associate director of Brooklyn Initiatives at the Center for Shared Society, was when a fellow reached out to her after the Donald Trump-Kamala Harris presidential debate.Jackie Hajdenberg, Sun Sentinel, 26 Nov. 2024
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Li also has been a senior fellow on global public health at the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis and a co-founder of that institute’s Cure4Cancer Initiative.Russell Flannery, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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Nashville’s ultimate music museum is a must for fans of country music history or those who simply want to gawk at the costumes from some of their favorite artists, like Keith Urban or Taylor Swift.Kristin Luna, Southern Living, 23 Oct. 2024
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However, when sandwiched in between the likes of a Ferrari SF90 and a Pagani Huayra in thick traffic, gawking fans want to take photos of the R 63.Sean Evans, Robb Report, 10 Oct. 2024
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What are your goals as COO? To partner with our colleagues to fulfill our growth aspiration and turn the ordinary into the exceptional and our guests into fans.Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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Thune has served as whip since 2019 and campaigned heavily for his GOP colleagues during this election cycle, a metric often used to size up candidates' fundraising prowess and willingness to help out the party.Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Peer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peer. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.
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