LEERED Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

leered

verb

past tense of leer

as in ogled

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For the physical exam, this meant standing around nearly nude to be ogled by their peers.

— Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026
Because every bottle of whiskey available at Jack Rose can be ordered, and is priced to be sampled, rather than ogled, the whiskey list at Jack Rose is ever changing.

— Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of ogled

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For the past couple of months, the Editorial Board and a veritable horde of guest columnists have been fixated on the mayor and his stance on Israel.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
While national attention has fixated on the fight for control of Congress, governorships will be important heading into a wide open presidential election in 2028.

— Ruth Igielnik, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026

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With his team facing fourth-and-3, his deficit at 21-7 early in the third quarter and his offense teetering between flat and listless, Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski stood on the sideline, eyed his players and clapped his hands.

— Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 19 Oct. 2026
The book was at one point set up for feature development at Universal and in the late 2010s was being eyed as a series.

— Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026

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