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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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The woman in the dress gazes back at the viewer, while the other woman stares intently at a powerful stream of hot, expanding gases that escape through the nozzle of a rocket that’s just launched.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Decades before Rohan and Josh rented the place from Brenda (Parker Posey), a strange woman with a vacant stare and chartreuse eyeshadow, a run-of-the mill family lived on the property.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
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Nascent production bases like Vietnam and India are staring at taxes of at least 26%.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2025
The woman in the dress gazes back at the viewer, while the other woman stares intently at a powerful stream of hot, expanding gases that escape through the nozzle of a rocket that’s just launched.
—Natasha Gural, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Then, tell us: What’s your reaction to the article and Karis’s showmanship skills and her icy stare?
—Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Decades before Rohan and Josh rented the place from Brenda (Parker Posey), a strange woman with a vacant stare and chartreuse eyeshadow, a run-of-the mill family lived on the property.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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