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Recent Examples of leer
Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
When the band blows up amid tragedy, Zoe shoves her once-starry persona aside and embraces suburban life with a well-meaning husband and his creepy son, who leers at Cherry.
—Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
Courtney’s performance works best in leering psycho mode, less so when Tucker is bloviating philosophically — but that’s the fault of the script.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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Noun
Male passersby leer at female guests roaming the streets around the hotel.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 8 Apr. 2025
When the band blows up amid tragedy, Zoe shoves her once-starry persona aside and embraces suburban life with a well-meaning husband and his creepy son, who leers at Cherry.
—Caryn Ganz, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
But Trump and Epstein’s association has been out in the open for nearly a quarter century; nineties-era footage of the gruesome twosome together at Mar-a-Lago, leering at a group of young cheerleaders, has been circulating since at least 2019.
—Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 6 June 2025
Courtney’s performance works best in leering psycho mode, less so when Tucker is bloviating philosophically — but that’s the fault of the script.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for leer
Noun
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Coel, the boundary-pushing revelation from I May Destroy You, is a perfect foil, hiding Lori’s feelings behind her deadpan delivery, unblinking sphinx-like stare and wary body language but poised to shoot barbs when the moment calls for them.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Sep. 2025
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His sleepless stare has amused viewers, many of whom said the dog's face perfectly captured the feeling of trying to enjoy a holiday under less-than-ideal conditions.—
Melissa Fleur Afshar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Customers periodically come in and ogle our nearly 10-man group, with one younger man — and surprisingly, an older chef — coming to our table to laud Gibbs.—
Andre Gee,
Rolling Stone,
6 Sep. 2025
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For Boyd, these giant diamonds are also more visible today, thanks to the advent of social media platforms like Instagram, where they can be posted for the world to ogle.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Deconstructing the male gaze is our main aim.—
Caterina De Biasio,
Vogue,
11 Sep. 2025
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Akerman said this allowed for collaboration that produced scenes that didn’t cater to the male gaze.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Among Chinese companies eyeing winter sports growth has been sportswear maker Anta Sports, chaired by billionaire Ding Shizhong.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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SonyLIV is also eyeing aggressive distribution on Amazon Prime Video Channels and YouTube as subscription services outside India.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The overwhelming success of the book and the resulting media glare opened a divide between them.—
Anderson Tepper,
The Atlantic,
8 Sep. 2025
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Mercury was part of it during August, but has since sunk back into the glare of the sun.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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At times, the actor feels more like a design element, akin to the marble coffins and gape-mouthed friezes of this gothic world.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
30 Aug. 2025
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Rattle the bars with his scream and swallow me into the black of his gape.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This rookie class, at first glance, was everything it was expected to be.—
Jason Lloyd,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Running full speed and without breaking stride, the Red Sox center fielder took one glance at the wall, leapt up and dug his cleat into the cushion to give himself an extra boost.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Leer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leer. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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