as in staring
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
just sat there and gazed at the panorama before us until it got too dark to see
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Recent Examples of gazing
One untitled work from 1994 shows a strange monster—a guard bent over, gazing back at us between his own legs, his upside-down grin framed by his jackboots.
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Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Even without a treatment booking, guests may cycle through the hydrotherapy circuit—steam, sauna, hot and cold plunge—while gazing at city panoramas.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Crevette answers all your seafood desires, while other options include crepes and waffles, beers and glasses of wine, ideally consumed gazing over the sunset.
—Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Additional photos showed the couple sharing their first kiss as newlyweds, exchanging wedding rings and the two gazing lovingly at each other as a wedding officiant stood between them.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
With the city’s famous landmark, Christ the Redeemer, gazing down on the fleet in Guanabara Bay, skipper Taylor Canfield had the Americans in solid position after one day of racing.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Days are spent barefoot, raising turnips, sitting out by the lake, gazing at the cattle.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Sifting through data from sun-gazing spacecraft, Battams’s project has found more than 5,000 so far.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
Frenza whispers to herself, gazing at her reflection in the mirror with the bottle in her hand, raising a toast to her own intelligence and ironic wit, which are, in her opinion, her most powerful protections against the world.
—Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Ben Davis, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026
Even without a treatment booking, guests may cycle through the hydrotherapy circuit—steam, sauna, hot and cold plunge—while gazing at city panoramas.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
Crevette answers all your seafood desires, while other options include crepes and waffles, beers and glasses of wine, ideally consumed gazing over the sunset.
—Maddy Odom, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2026
Additional photos showed the couple sharing their first kiss as newlyweds, exchanging wedding rings and the two gazing lovingly at each other as a wedding officiant stood between them.
—Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
With the city’s famous landmark, Christ the Redeemer, gazing down on the fleet in Guanabara Bay, skipper Taylor Canfield had the Americans in solid position after one day of racing.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2026
Days are spent barefoot, raising turnips, sitting out by the lake, gazing at the cattle.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026
Sifting through data from sun-gazing spacecraft, Battams’s project has found more than 5,000 so far.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 3 Apr. 2026
Frenza whispers to herself, gazing at her reflection in the mirror with the bottle in her hand, raising a toast to her own intelligence and ironic wit, which are, in her opinion, her most powerful protections against the world.
—Agnieszka Szpila, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazing
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That's a lot of late nights and early mornings staring at the sky.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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What Jaafar does amounts to an elaborate impression instead of an interpretation, re-creating the voice and the famous choreography and otherwise staring blankly into the middle distance when called upon to transmit emotions.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
23 Apr. 2026
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Those are important characteristics for advertisers seeking to make dynamic campaigns for an audience that's grown accustomed to viewing short-form videos on Reels or gawking at cat photos on Facebook and Instagram.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
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On a typical day, the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale reverberates with animal cries and the footfalls of gawking visitors.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Gazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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