Peer and Sight

Peer

Peer verb - To look long and hard in wonder or surprise.

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Sight and peer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sight" instead a verb "Peer".

Nearby Word: peering

Sight verb - To make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes.

Usage example: the crew felt a rush of excitement upon hearing that the lookout had sighted land

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Peer and sight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Peer" instead a verb "Sight".

Nearby Words: sigh, sighted, sightly, sighting, sightless

better	better peer	better sight
magical	magical peer	magical sight

In the first Back to the Future, Marty's central personality flaw in the sequels—his habit of submitting to peer pressure when people call him "chicken"—isn't anywhere in sight.

Source: Early Installment Weirdness / Film
A high level fighter (a low tier class) is described as a warrior without peer, and a truly terrifying sight to behold; the fact that a mid-level caster can probably destroy him from several football fields away will go unremarked upon.

Source: Informed Ability
This leads to scenarios where even the laziest sniper can simply peer across the map at them, line up the Laser Sight, and hollow out that apparently already-empty hard hat.

Source: Artificial Stupidity / First-Person Shooter

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