stare down
verb
stared down; staring down; stares down
: to cause to waver or submit by or as if by staring
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Riordan stared down Hawaii hitter Austin Machado all the way to the bag.
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Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
In the second version, Meg stares down the camera in a red bodysuit patterned with cutouts.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2024
Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
In the second version, Meg stares down the camera in a red bodysuit patterned with cutouts.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2024
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“Stare down.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/stare%20down. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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