stargazed

verb

past tense of stargaze
as in daydreamed

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for stargazed
  1. dreamed
  2. visualized
  3. fantasized
  4. envisioned
  5. fancied
  6. imagined
  7. featured
  8. hallucinated
Verb
  • Kennedy and Eames, who’ve been friends since middle school, have both dreamed about opening a restaurant one day.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The Dreamers have dreamed big, raised private capital and put together a stadium proposal.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of dreamed
Verb
  • Fraser’s sculptures at the Whitney realize, in three dimensions, the sacrifice that de Monteflores’s paintings had visualized decades earlier.
    — Carmen Rosenberg-Miller, Artforum, 6 Aug. 2026
  • And Russia’s true position – and with it Putin’s dilemma – can be visualized in a split screen of competing perspectives.
    — Nick Paton Walsh, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Definition of visualized
Verb
  • There was always a small part of him that fantasized about leaving it all behind and going to live off the grid.
    — Steven Rowley, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • The brand's return has been fantasized for years and ecstatically anticipated ever since Marc Jacobs Beauty was credited for the makeup in Jacobs's spring 2026 New York Fashion Week show.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 20 May 2026
Definition of fantasized
Verb
  • The implementation of these checks and balances can be seen as tactical and their uses have evolved over time in ways the Founders might not have envisioned.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The hospital is envisioned as the centerpiece of a larger health care network.
    — Jamal Goss, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of envisioned
Verb
  • Speaking of singing pirates, Curry clearly fancied these kinds of roles, signing on to play the villainous Long John Silver in Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Brian Henson’s musical adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
  • West Ham, Wolves and Burnley bring recent Premier League experience, while Middlesbrough, Southampton, Birmingham, Norwich and Sheffield United are all fancied ahead of Wrexham for promotion.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of fancied
Verb
  • Layers are everywhere in 2026, but this time the haircut is being imagined as less edgy and a bit softer—more flowing, more subtle.
    — Lucy Binder, Glamour, 30 Aug. 2026
  • From the outset of the original life-size Gundam project, this has turned into something far greater than was initially imagined.
    — Ollie Barder, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of imagined
Verb
  • Additionally, the minutes featured a notable new expression regarding the impact of artificial intelligence.
    — , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Parton’s film career also featured movies such as 1980’s 9 to 5, 1984’s Rhinestone, and 1992’s Straight Talk.
    — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of featured
Verb
  • The researchers suspect that others were created by AI that either hallucinated or, just like the AI agents browsing their file, couldn’t distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate instructions.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Finally, validate all information is correct rather than hallucinated.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of hallucinated
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“Stargazed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/stargazed. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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