as in peeked
to take a quick or hasty look
just glimpsed at the photo then turned his attention elsewhere
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Recent Examples of glimpsed
Fabio’s journey to understand Angus begins with a reproduction glimpsed on a phone and then takes him to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the home of Betty Angus, Patrick’s mother.
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Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Over the past few years, a dozen hunters had glimpsed the big buck sliding through the brush like a gray ghost.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
If a spectator has ever glimpsed or felt a spirit’s presence, those tales haven't gotten back to Downs.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Now, former officials say, orders are bypassing lawyers entirely, or being glimpsed by legal experts sympathetic to Hegseth's and the White House's agenda.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
And with those sentences, glimpsed that Gerta was also Pieter, a transformational and fluid character.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Williams’ dress was crafted from a semi-sheer fabric that allowed the Gucci logo to be glimpsed.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Kim’s sisters – Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie – can be glimpsed in what appears to be a wedding vow renewal from 2019.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Peck uses Orwell’s own words (voiced by the actor Damian Lewis) to illustrate how the author’s vision of a totalitarian future, as articulated in his seminal novel 1984, can be glimpsed around the world.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2025
Over the past few years, a dozen hunters had glimpsed the big buck sliding through the brush like a gray ghost.
—Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
If a spectator has ever glimpsed or felt a spirit’s presence, those tales haven't gotten back to Downs.
—Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 8 Oct. 2025
Now, former officials say, orders are bypassing lawyers entirely, or being glimpsed by legal experts sympathetic to Hegseth's and the White House's agenda.
—Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
And with those sentences, glimpsed that Gerta was also Pieter, a transformational and fluid character.
—Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2025
Williams’ dress was crafted from a semi-sheer fabric that allowed the Gucci logo to be glimpsed.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025
Kim’s sisters – Khloe, Kourtney, Kendall and Kylie – can be glimpsed in what appears to be a wedding vow renewal from 2019.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 22 Sep. 2025
Peck uses Orwell’s own words (voiced by the actor Damian Lewis) to illustrate how the author’s vision of a totalitarian future, as articulated in his seminal novel 1984, can be glimpsed around the world.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for glimpsed
Verb
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Every single item fit easily into the bag’s zippered interior except for my laptop, which peeked out of the top.—
Jacqueline Tempera,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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An executive producer of the forthcoming Hulu show, the mother of six hit the red carpet in sleek black boots, which ever-so-slightly peeked out from underneath her long, voluminous black Jacquemus trousers.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At one point, Perry lovingly glanced at Trudeau.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
28 Oct. 2025
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My young Labrador glanced back at me.—
Christine Peterson,
Outdoor Life,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Glimpsed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glimpsed. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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