look over
verb
looked over; looking over; looks over
: to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way
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Nonetheless, James has managed to look over it, but yet again, another former player has thrown some slight shade towards the four-time champion.
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Just before boarding her flight to Paris, Belly looked over and saw Conrad sitting at the airport, likely waiting for his flight to California.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In some cases the false alarms were triggered by such things as changing lanes without using a turn signal and looking over their shoulder, thus taking their eyes off the road ahead.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
But Boley might be smart to look over his shoulder when the NCAA transfer portal opens in December.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
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Ricardo Klein, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Just before boarding her flight to Paris, Belly looked over and saw Conrad sitting at the airport, likely waiting for his flight to California.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
In some cases the false alarms were triggered by such things as changing lanes without using a turn signal and looking over their shoulder, thus taking their eyes off the road ahead.
—Jamie L. Lareau, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
But Boley might be smart to look over his shoulder when the NCAA transfer portal opens in December.
—Chase Goodbread, The Tennessean, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20over. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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