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Recent Examples of peep
Troy Renck, Denver Post, 8 Dec. 2025
Set against the backdrop of Los Angeles’s Night Stalker murders in 1985, this A24 film stars Mia Goth as an aspiring horror actress and peep-show star who walks into a growing den of chaos on the set of her first real film.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 19 Oct. 2025
Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2025
Sitting for a portrait is hungry work — peep the background in this one — so Josephine couldn't resist grabbing a snack.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 21 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Keeler: With apologies to my CSU peeps, big swaths of orange and green don't look all that great together.
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Whores in the Attic gives us Gordon peeping up at three towering Asian succubi who regard her with disdain.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for peep
Noun
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That said, don’t wait for perfectly clear skies to head into the hills – even in bright, sunny weather, the Matterhorn loves playing peek-a-boo behind the clouds.—
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Later that year, Tisdale French offered fans a peek into a luxurious getaway with the same group.—
Verb
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But images of those youthful frolics amid chirping children quickly slips behind me, muted by my puffing, labored breaths and the blanket of snow.—
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Had Steve Smith been fit and available to play, then the 31-year-old would have been patrolling another part of the field; maybe busying himself in the covers, or chirping away from under a lid at short leg.—
Noun
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There’s not much Fisher Robay in this episode; outside a brief glimpse of Ron overseeing the progress on the mall development, there’s only one scene set at work.—
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This bilingual edition preserves Vilariño’s rhythmic precision and existential intensity, giving readers a rare glimpse into a body of work that continues to resonate far beyond its origins.—
Noun
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Preparing for Thanksgiving means adhering to a schedule that seems deceivingly simple at first glance, but instead can harbor sneaky disasters at every turn.—
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Taltos First introduced in 1990's The Witching Hour and given prime focus in Taltos four years later, the taltos are a species that, on first glance, look human, but are usually taller, thinner, and have bones mostly made of cartilage.—
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Lined up next to rookie left tackle Josh Simmons and veteran center Creed Humphrey, Suamataia took some lumps in the first two preseason games before settling in for a clean sheet in the third look against the Bears.—
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Casly Lamiit Matching Turtleneck and Skirt Set Go for an easy one-and-done look with this turtleneck sweater and skirt set.—
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“Peep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/peep. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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