as in to resort (to)
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look up
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Use the image search function to look up the exact thing and see what similar items are selling for.—
Hallie Milstein,
Southern Living,
12 Sep. 2025 -
Listen—throw me another icon like Deborah Vance or Barbara Howard to look up to, and I’ll be seated.—
Sam Reed,
Glamour,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Happen (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happen%20%28by%29. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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