stare down

verb

Definition of stare downnext
as in to pore (over)

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  1. peruse
  2. study
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  • Maya and Callum, both smiling happily at each other, perused the menu.
    — Deepa Fernandes, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
  • And when you’re done with that, maybe peruse some of the many other unlikely Doom ports that Ars has covered over the years.
    — Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • After seeing information about the National Day of Action online, Isabel Montano, a junior studying philosophy and economics, decided to take action at SIUE.
    — Kate Perez, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Na studied crafts at university, working with wood, metal, dyes and ceramics, because flat, two-dimensional drawing had come to bore him.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
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“Stare down.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stare%20down. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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