Gaze Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

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Verb

Tarrio, dressed in blue suit and vest, gazed at his relatives in the courtroom gallery as the verdict was read.

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Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 4 May 2023

In the last photo, the grandad is seen gazing at his child’s newborn warmly swaddled in a hospital blanket.

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Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2023

Zion’s trails were worn in by the footsteps of native people and pioneers, and take in a staggering array of plants and animals, geological oddities and opportunities to gaze starward to your heart’s content with near zero light pollution.

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Duncan Madden, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023

Melanie Martinez, Portals If there were any lingering doubts that Melanie Martinez was not a typical pop singer-songwriter, new album Portals — a meditation on death, reincarnation, repeating patterns and gazing into the universe’s nothingness — should promptly put an end to them.

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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 31 Mar. 2023

The state beach is an endless source of enchantment — whether surfing, birding or walking and gazing at the spectacular bluffs.

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Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023

Another wall with orange background is embellished with red, yellow, and pink flowers with details surrounding the face of Mexican painter Frida Kahlo at the center, her eyes gazing towards the dinning room tables.

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María Ramos Pacheco, Dallas News, 27 Mar. 2023

In its aftermath, Carol Buckley gazed out at the wreckage strewn across her land.

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Longreads, 8 Mar. 2023

Palladino and Waydaka, then in her late 80s, became close and talked for hours about her memories in the home — including how the room Palladino used as an office was Smith’s favorite place to drink tea and gaze out on the lawn.

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Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Mar. 2023

Noun

This artist’s extravagant, eco-feminist paintings take off from art history masterpieces that exemplify the male gaze.

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Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2023

Hundreds of thousands of college students are expected to walk across a stage next month to receive their diploma, their proud gaze quickly turned toward the prospect of gaining full-time employment.

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Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2023

Williams moves with a calm slowness, and there’s an unsettling deadness in her gaze that separates this performance from the rest of her work.

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Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2023

With more than 160 Russian satellites in orbit today, every Ukrainian city, tank, and howitzer should be exposed to the unrelenting gaze of orbital cameras.

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Michael Peck, Popular Mechanics, 29 Mar. 2023

If your gaze is hunting for a new position, this is the perfect time to send out your resume.

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Tarot Astrologers, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023

The result is a portrait of two different stares, or gazes, in the contemporary parlance.

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Robert Sullivan, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2023

Then there are the DIY lashes that Jennings customized by stacking MAC’s #7 Free Spirit Lash with Swarovski crystals and hand-cut paper for spiny, dangerous gazes.

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Arden Fanning Andrews, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2023

Turning the film into an eye-opening affair where both actress and director come to terms with their gaze, examining the intricacies of youth, hardship, prejudice and strength, the pandemic also nudged Linares to consider the best production angle for the film.

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Holly Jones, Variety, 15 Feb. 2023

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