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Synonyms

stared

American  
[staird] / stɛərd /

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of stare.

Etymology

Origin of stared

stare ( def. ) + -ed 1 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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Hayes, sitting at the end of the bench with his arms folded across his chest, stared blankly ahead and shook his head slowly.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

In the years that followed, people stared at him on the streets or taunted him.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“I stared at the thing in disbelief and then realized that this was exactly what was needed to drive a heart,” Greatbach wrote in his book “The Making of the Pacemaker.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

They stared down presumably rougher Texas in the national semifinals and painted the floor in streaks of Longhorn and won the second-most important game of their lives.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The squat little man stared from one of us to the other.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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