on the lookout for
idiom
: looking or searching for (something or someone)
An avid shopper, she was always on the lookout for sales.
The police are on the lookout for two men who escaped from custody yesterday.
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Adriana is there reconnecting with other skaters when Brayden arrives, on the lookout for a new ice skating partner after his last one leaves to pursue a Broadway role.
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Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
MacFarlane voices the titular anthropomorphic teddy bear who remains on the lookout for a good time.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Unema’s new consultancy, Deep Exploration Solutions, has been given a contract to do the winter maintenance on the NOAA ROVs, and the firm is now on the lookout for more ROV design and upgrade work, as well as piloting jobs.
—Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2025
Gang members both inside and outside prisons are also always on the lookout for staffers who are vulnerable to temptation or blackmail.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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Isabella Wandermurem, Time, 22 Jan. 2026
MacFarlane voices the titular anthropomorphic teddy bear who remains on the lookout for a good time.
—Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 15 Jan. 2026
Unema’s new consultancy, Deep Exploration Solutions, has been given a contract to do the winter maintenance on the NOAA ROVs, and the firm is now on the lookout for more ROV design and upgrade work, as well as piloting jobs.
—Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 27 Nov. 2025
Gang members both inside and outside prisons are also always on the lookout for staffers who are vulnerable to temptation or blackmail.
—Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
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“On the lookout for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20lookout%20for. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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