look over
verb
looked over; looking over; looks over
: to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way
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The room looked over a strip of backyard, where a German shepherd was loudly protesting his situation, tied to a post in the low chain-link fence that separated the sunburned grass from the alley behind it.
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Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Picture yourself on a sheer mountainside looking over a dizzying 300-foot cliff.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Dobbs looked over and saw the receiver had company.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The sloping roofline and tapered sides give it a more svelte look over the larger EX90 while the rear features the latest iteration of the automaker’s vertical LED taillights that outline the tailgate.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
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Nell Freudenberger, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Picture yourself on a sheer mountainside looking over a dizzying 300-foot cliff.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 23 Jan. 2026
Dobbs looked over and saw the receiver had company.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 22 Jan. 2026
The sloping roofline and tapered sides give it a more svelte look over the larger EX90 while the rear features the latest iteration of the automaker’s vertical LED taillights that outline the tailgate.
—Joel Feder, The Drive, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20over. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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