stare, watch, look at, see, scrutinize
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The seer began to stare into the distance, his eye milky and unfocused as he described a terrible portent he saw in the flames.
As the detective began to stare at the crime scene, his trained eye noticed a dead crow on the windowsill, which he took as a bad portent.
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to look at; to gaze at; to watch; to stare at
to look out over; to get a view of; to admire (e.g. the scenery)
to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch; to observe
scene; view; prospect; outlook
to look afar
to look at something while absorbed in reverie; to look at something while absorbed in one's thoughts
wait-and-see; sitting on the fence; waiting to see which way the wind blows
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