as in stare
a fixed intent look
I told him to stop staring, that his rather stupid gape was annoying
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as in to stare
to look long and hard in wonder or surprise
she suddenly realized she had been gaping at the good-looking waiter instead of giving him her order
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Recent Examples of gape
Daniel D'addario, Variety, 28 June 2024
As a mesmerized crowd gapes, our own cartoonish media landscape today comes into focus.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
The ideal situation for the Baltimore Ravens is to enter next month’s draft without any gaping holes on their roster.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Noun
His mistakes are his fumbling misstatements and his inability to control his gape on-camera and his willingness to stoop to Trump’s level (late in the debate mocking Trump’s weight), a strategy that has not once worked.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 28 June 2024
As a mesmerized crowd gapes, our own cartoonish media landscape today comes into focus.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2024
Verb
Payroll has been a focus for fans, as many feel the championship-aspiring Yankees have not properly addressed a gaping hole at third base.
—Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
The ideal situation for the Baltimore Ravens is to enter next month’s draft without any gaping holes on their roster.
—Jeff Zrebiec, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gape
Noun
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Then, tell us: What’s your reaction to the article and Karis’s showmanship skills and her icy stare?—
Jeremy Engle,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Decades before Rohan and Josh rented the place from Brenda (Parker Posey), a strange woman with a vacant stare and chartreuse eyeshadow, a run-of-the mill family lived on the property.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Some may gawk at the duchess for televising her lifestyle at a California estate, accusing her of being out of touch with the times.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
Fox News,
3 Mar. 2025
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Nearly 100 reporters still showed up to gawk at their greatness.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Jan. 2025
Noun
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As such, scientists recently turned the James Webb Space Telescope's (JWST) powerful gaze towards 2024 YR4, capturing the object in both visible and thermal light.—
Brett Tingley,
Space.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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This documentary reverses the gaze by elevating the work and voices of scientists from unrepresented communities.—
Annika Pham,
Variety,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Everything Everywhere All At Once, where two rocks with googly eyes had a conversation on a cliff, and it has also been used to make visual gags for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
31 Mar. 2025
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This is the most noticeable change to the naked eye.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Gape.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gape. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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