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  • past tense form of stare.
  • past participle of stare.
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stared

[staird] / stɛərd /


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The man who stared back at her wasn’t the strong and jovial husband she once knew.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 11, 2026

“No matter how many daggers we stared at her, she was unfazed,” said Osada, a graphic designer and occasional live-music photographer who lives in Sunderland, England.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

In 2000, he stared alongside American actress Kathleen Turner in the West End production of The Graduate.

From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026

Instead, I picked around fish bones and stared at the mess I had made behind me.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

She stared with suspicion back at us all, especially Pearl.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck


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