look over
verb
looked over; looking over; looks over
: to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way
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Barker was pictured looking over at his son as the two strummed along together.
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
From Seoul to Los Angeles Carly Xie looks over facial mask items at the Face Shop, which specializes in Korean cosmetics, in San Francisco, April 15, 2015.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
After looking over 17 entries for a logo contest, officials at Nuevo Memory Gardens cemetery chose the artwork submitted by Juliana Quiroz, 14, a freshman at Ramona High School.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Gisele Bündchen sparkled in a head-to-toe Chanel look over the weekend, punctuating her look with a pair of glossy black pumps.
—Tara Larson, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Dec. 2025
From Seoul to Los Angeles Carly Xie looks over facial mask items at the Face Shop, which specializes in Korean cosmetics, in San Francisco, April 15, 2015.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Nov. 2025
After looking over 17 entries for a logo contest, officials at Nuevo Memory Gardens cemetery chose the artwork submitted by Juliana Quiroz, 14, a freshman at Ramona High School.
—Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Nov. 2025
Gisele Bündchen sparkled in a head-to-toe Chanel look over the weekend, punctuating her look with a pair of glossy black pumps.
—Tara Larson, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025
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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20over. Accessed 4 Dec. 2025.
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