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peek

verb as in glimpse

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But when the line grew long, the performers peeked out in horror, and the audience kindly let them cut to the front.

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"I always wanted to be an actor -- but unfortunately that's not the life I ended up living," explains Pagan, prison tattoos peeking out from the short sleeves of his jailhouse-issue blue shirt.

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Also consider keeping your curtains facing the bus stop drawn at all times, so people don’t peek in to see what you’re up to.

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Down the street, we peeked in on renovations at the art deco Warner Grand Theater, which is approaching its 100th birthday.

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That is the case for Lucia May, aged four, who hesitates as she looks at skulls peeking from wooden boxes, some still with some hair.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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