peer (at)

verb

Definition of peer (at)next
as in to glance (at)

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  1. glimpse
  2. inspect
  3. scan
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  • On excursions led by the park’s astronomy rangers, visitors can check out thousands of stars, see a horizon-to-horizon view of the Milky Way, and glimpse both Venus and Jupiter.
    Nile Cappello, AFAR Media, 27 Dec. 2024
  • But based on footprints glimpsed in the snow during an aerial survey, and items believed to belong to them retrieved from the slopes this week, the search for them has ended, Police Area Commander Inspector Vicki Walker told reporters.
    Charlotte Graham-McLay, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of glimpse
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  • When Athearn describes the process of constructing a trail, my brain breaks a little—the scouting and inspecting and permitting and staging and building and maintaining.
    Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 2 Jan. 2025
  • Owners are advised to inspect and tighten the clamps before driving until the repair is completed.
    Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of inspect
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  • Year after year, food remains one of the biggest expenses, prompting people to research places, scan through tens of reviews, and seek friends’ and family’s recommendations before eating out.
    Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Fisher scanned through hundreds of listings online and visited nine.
    Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025
Definition of scan
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