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
After LaRavia made 10 of 11 shots to introduce himself to fans and Minnesota star Anthony Edwards, the Lakers’ general manager splashed a photo of LaRavia gazing out of a window on the front page of a faux newspaper and printed it on a black T-shirt.
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
In the touching clip, the pair embraced each other while gazing at a sunny, scenic view.
—Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
At the watch party on Broadway, onlookers stood shoulder to shoulder gazing up at several jumbotrons and singing and dancing to stave off the cold, with some passing out hot cocoa and hand warmers.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Fortune, 2 Jan. 2026
Fortunately, January is here to set the tone with a dazzling meteor shower, Jupiter at its boldest, and crystal clear stargazing conditions for gazing deep into the heavens.
—Michael D'estries, Travel + Leisure, 1 Jan. 2026
Here are some dates for this year's moon-gazing diary.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2025
Before her fate was announced, Maxwell looked down and scribbled on a notepad as Sarah Ransome — an accuser whose allegations weren’t included in this trial — spoke of the lasting harm to her life, gazing directly at Maxwell several times .
—Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 13 Dec. 2025
Kuiper, once a sure-handed Giants utility infielder, misses the aside, gazing at his script.
—Jeremy Collins, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2025
The album’s cover art is from the POV of a neighbor peeking through the window’s blinds with Mai gazing back at them while seated in a lounge chair.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 3 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gazing
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Below-average play is often staring you right in the face while catastrophe lurks around the corner.—
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The face in question, below, involves Sherman staring with her mouth agape.—
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Here, astronomers are gawking at a radio signal that appears crudely on the screen like a crooked game of Pong but turns out to be a line of data repeated every 78 seconds from 600 light-years away.—
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But the cringe-comedy antics of the original NBC series landed far better in Season 3 than in Season 1, once audiences began to truly love the characters instead of just gawking at them.—
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“Gazing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gazing. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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