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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happening (by)
looking up
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Now Germany — ranked 10th in the world — enters this North American World Cup looking up at the likes of Spain, France, England and the Netherlands, and that’s just among the European teams.—
Andy Clayton,
New York Daily News,
10 June 2026 -
Company executives demonstrated using the virtual assistant for various everyday tasks, such as looking up the date of a concert, shopping for a backpack or planning a soccer watch party.—
David Ingram,
NBC news,
8 June 2026
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“Happening (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happening%20%28by%29. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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