as in stared
to look at in a flirtatious or desiring way I do wish you two would stop ogling each other during class
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Recent Examples of ogled Dixie asks Buck, having previously ogled the shirtless firefighter during the Firefighter Games. —
Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026 Later, Ingram starts crying, and he’s ogled by the other child patients. —Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025 Princess Diana, Oprah, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all ogled the traditional Indian craftsmanship blended with contemporary design. —Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Patrick Gomez, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Mar. 2026 Later, Ingram starts crying, and he’s ogled by the other child patients. —Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2025 Princess Diana, Oprah, and Gwyneth Paltrow have all ogled the traditional Indian craftsmanship blended with contemporary design. —Gayatri Shah, Travel + Leisure, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ogled
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Anyone who has ever stared at a blank page knows that getting from idea to finished manuscript is the hard part.— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026
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The audience stared at the models, tried to turn away.— Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
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Its leaders have eyed the narrow waterways like the Strait of Malacca through which this fuel flows as potential chokepoints if a future adversary wanted to strangle Beijing’s supply.— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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Copper edged lower as traders eyed the prospect of peace negotiations between the US and Iran.— Bloomberg News, Bloomberg, 15 Apr. 2026
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Onlookers gawked from the balconies of nearby condo towers.— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Apr. 2026
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Still, other Coppin State runners gawked at his broad chest, bulging biceps and thick quads.— Tyler Jett, Des Moines Register, 21 Jan. 2026
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In the first image, Cole gazed lovingly at the Little Women star, who wrapped her arm around his shoulder.— Hannah Malach, InStyle, 31 Mar. 2026
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As the train pulled into the precincts of Guilin, Martha and Joost gazed out the window at a series of pointy green hills poking up out of bright-orange soil.— Cassandra Neyenesch, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
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To capture the split-second movement, high-speed sensors peered through glass viewports, documenting every millisecond of the aerogel’s flight.— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
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Stratton stopped at a large grate and peered down.— Eric Klinenberg, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
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