Meaning & use
glimpses
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Brief, incomplete views or looks at something.
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Tourists caught glimpses of the mountain peak through breaks in the clouds.
The documentary offers rare glimpses into the lives of deep-sea creatures.
A note on using this word
As a verb, "glimpses" describes the act of catching a brief look, as in "she glimpses the ocean from her window each morning."
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Sees or notices something briefly or partially.
He glimpses a figure in the doorway before it disappears.
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