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verb

ˈster How to pronounce stare (audio)
Definition of starenext
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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stare

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noun

as in gaze
a fixed intent look caught the child's wide-eyed stare on film

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Recent Examples of stare
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Along with Pattinson staring in the titular role, The Batman II is expected to feature Andy Serkis and Colin Farrell reprising their roles as Alfred and Penguin, respectively. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2026 Taken roughly two decades after her prison ordeal, the image reveals a still formidable figure, a woman unbroken by countless trials, staring straight into the camera’s lens. — Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
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Two years later, when coached by New Zealander Warren Gatland, Wales learned that a haka was not technically over until any side looked away — and so began a tense 80-second stare-off between the two sides. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026 Pattinson sure is scary, though, at one point framed with a Kubrick stare but here with his head and eyes tilted downward as a river of rain washes over a window and down on the night. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for stare
Recent Examples of Synonyms for stare
  1. gaze
  2. gawk
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  • Those who fall short have to be satisfied with simply gazing at the destination from the parking lot.
    — Donna Vickroy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • But to gaze upon those towering trees from a slow train with a stiff drink in your hand — that’s something else entirely.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • The film opens with Tenzing as a boy, gawking at Mount Everest, which looms across the valley like Godzilla.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Closer still to the falls, the mist is heavy enough to drench the sightseers stopping to gawk at the spectacle from viewing points, or on slippery pathways between the various lookouts.
    — Charukesi Ramadurai, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Stare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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