1
as in nobleman
a man of high birth or social position
claims to be related to an English peer
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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
Jason Chandler, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
In Wednesday’s episode, Rachel LaMont won the game’s last immunity challenge, securing her spot in the Final 3 and earning the chance to face a jury of her peers.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Dec. 2024
Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
Some children peered out the bus windows, waving to news crews gathered near the school.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noun
If in 12 years, Tyler, The Creator could have that impact on his peers, what does the evolution mean to fans who have also joined the rapper in this journey?
—Jason Chandler, VIBE.com, 19 Dec. 2024
In Wednesday’s episode, Rachel LaMont won the game’s last immunity challenge, securing her spot in the Final 3 and earning the chance to face a jury of her peers.
—Nick Caruso, TVLine, 19 Dec. 2024
Verb
Luxury hotels carved into precipitous cliffs peer out over Santorini’s sunken caldera, and narrow alleys wind between blue-shuttered, whitewashed houses in Mykonos.
—Helen Iatrou, AFAR Media, 16 Dec. 2024
Some children peered out the bus windows, waving to news crews gathered near the school.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for peer
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Upon meeting with his boss, the suspiciously jubilant Herr Knock (Simon McBurney), Thomas is tasked with traveling to a secluded castle in the Carpathian Mountains to obtain a Transylvanian nobleman's signature for the purchase of a decrepit Wisborg mansion.Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Dec. 2024
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But there was one aspect of becoming the nobleman that did surprise him: wearing a dress.Lauren Huff, EW.com, 23 Oct. 2024
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Rubin, set against a backdrop of celestial objects, gazes to the sky.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Dec. 2024
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Two oculi adorn the ceiling in the bedroom and the tearoom, allowing guests to gaze at the sky as the train travels through Europe.Everett Potter, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Complete Bocuse by Paul Bocuse Amazon This is a recipe book by a gentleman, Paul Bocuse, who is hailed as the greatest French chef—or maybe the French people would say the greatest chef—of the twentieth century.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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And Kelce is as good as his word as his profile picture on X (formerly known as Twitter), has been updated to include a shot of the gentleman in question.Clare Fisher, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
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New data from TransUnion shows Zoomers are using credit cards to make ends meet more than their Millennial counterparts did at the same stage of life.Lindsey Downing, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Negro said the research did not investigate hunting success in relation to plumage color, but earlier research had suggested that whiter barn owls were more efficient hunters than their darker counterparts during a full moon.Katie Hunt, CNN, 17 Dec. 2024
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The solar eclipse had cities around the country staring at the sky in unison.Alexandra York, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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In another image, a woman stares at a ruddy sculptural bust with her own features that seems to be staring back.Jacqui Palumbo, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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Jung Gun-joo (The Secret Romantic Guest House, Bitter Sweet Hell, Monthly Magazine Home and Oh My Baby) plays Cheon Jun-hwa, a fellow apprentice who happens to be the heir to Yongcheonru.Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
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Only Bardem’s fellow Spaniard, Karla Sofía Gascón, playing the pre-and-post-transition roles in Emilia Pérez, comes close.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Dec. 2024
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Clingan’s face lit up, and teammates couldn’t help but gawk over the rings.Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 18 Nov. 2024
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The Washington Post, New Yorker and New York Times all searched for answers, gawking at the hundreds of millions Trump spent on golf properties without uncovering the source of the funds.Dan Alexander, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The Virginia lawmaker cited his 15 years in office as a key reason his Democratic colleagues backed him over Ocasio-Cortez.Ewan Palmer, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
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The feds declined to charge Gaetz, but his colleagues in Congress launched an ethics probe into the same allegations.Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024
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“Peer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peer. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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