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“Gays” or “Gaze”

Overview

gays / gaze are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term. 👇

Definitions

gays: NA

gaze: (noun) a long fixed look. (verb) look at with fixed eyes.

Pronunciation

gays: g·EY·z

gaze: g·EY·z

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Examples in Context

Examples of “gays”

  • offering vulnerable gays and lesbians a procedure that…
  • …Gay's death on January 20, 2014.
  • Including gays.
  • …United States, and marriage for gays only.
  • …said that there are no gays at his factory).
  • …when a group thinks of gays and lesbians as 'scum,' and…
  • …John Gay's popular The Beggar's Opera.
  • …Center Service Award 2013, and Gays And Lesbians Opposing Violence Community…
  • …include Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays and Gays.
  • …he supports equal rights for gays.

Examples of “gaze”

  • "We gaze petrified at the hieroglyphs of…
  • …Hansen argues the way female gaze came to film during the…
  • …believing women to lower their gaze and be modest, and to…
  • …do not at the end gaze upon Milverton's killer's portrait, as…
  • After Gaze, it was Spain's Alberto Herreros,…
  • …was followed by Australia's Andrew Gaze, who was the leading scorer…
  • …this penetrating exactness of a gaze vacant of all direct understanding...…
  • "The Gaze" — 2:38
  • …Art Gallery in North Vancouver.The Gaze of History: Portraits from the…
  • …believing women to lower their gaze and keep covered their private…


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