as in to gaze
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
her friends stared in disbelief upon seeing her walking arm in arm with her ex-husband
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as in gaze
a fixed intent look
caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film
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Recent Examples of stare
Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Everywhere Roki Sasaki looked Wednesday afternoon, curious eyes stared back at him.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
And because she’s perceived as nearly unbreakable, when sorrow does slip through her eyes in a lost stare or a weighted silence, Torres’ expression is beautifully gutting.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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Verb
Stop staring at a blank page and wondering what to write.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
Everywhere Roki Sasaki looked Wednesday afternoon, curious eyes stared back at him.
—Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
The camera caught a deep and defiant stare, his face half in shadow and half in light.
—Shane Goldmacher, New York Times, 18 Jan. 2025
And because she’s perceived as nearly unbreakable, when sorrow does slip through her eyes in a lost stare or a weighted silence, Torres’ expression is beautifully gutting.
—Carlos Aguilar, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025
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“Stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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