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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happened (by)
looked up
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Bea Kim looked up to Chloe Kim.—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
11 Feb. 2026 -
When the song ended, Puth stepped back from his keyboard and looked up, clearly overwhelmed, at the crowd and the sky.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Happened (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happened%20%28by%29. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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