look over
verb
looked over; looking over; looks over
: to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way
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Review Your Calendar and To-Do List Always take a few quiet moments each morning to look over your schedule and to-do list.
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
In a sense, the pandemic offered ideal conditions to study safety compliance because as offices closed down and employees worked remotely, there was no supervising manager looking over one’s shoulder to ensure safety protocols were upheld.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Phil and Shaq are talking and Shaq looks over and sees Kobe.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Trump and the crown prince looked over the site, which was illuminated with golden yellow light, and Trump admired a model of Diriyah while inside.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 13 May 2025
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Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 May 2025
In a sense, the pandemic offered ideal conditions to study safety compliance because as offices closed down and employees worked remotely, there was no supervising manager looking over one’s shoulder to ensure safety protocols were upheld.
—Ellen Choi, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Phil and Shaq are talking and Shaq looks over and sees Kobe.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 18 May 2025
Trump and the crown prince looked over the site, which was illuminated with golden yellow light, and Trump admired a model of Diriyah while inside.
—Alex Gangitano, The Hill, 13 May 2025
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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20over. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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