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Recent Examples of Synonyms for happening (by)
looking up
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Oliver had returned to my side, sniffing the grass, looking up at me with searching eyes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025 -
Everything was looking up when UNC marched down the field for a touchdown on the opening drive of the game and then forced a TCU punt.—
Michael Hurley,
MSNBC Newsweek,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Happening (by).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/happening%20%28by%29. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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