LOOK (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 20 Similar Words

look (on or upon)

verb

Definition of look (on or upon)

as in to consider

to think of in a particular way you could call the comment mean-spirited, but I do not look on it that way at all

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Called the Georgia Power 100, these players are chosen primarily on their high school production track record, though college potential is considered.

— Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 20 July 2026
On the other side, Bedard at one point considered an even shorter deal to maximize his earning potential.

— Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Definition of consider

Verb

The British Museum has not responded to requests for comment from ARTnews regarding the investigation’s findings or allegations of political interference from Israeli lobbyists.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 16 July 2026
John Moncayo, with the Olathe Police Department, said that his department has not been contacted by ICE or any other federal agency regarding law enforcement and has not implemented it since the statute took effect.

— Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026

Definition of regard

Verb

Most famously, in 1966 the trophy was found underneath a hedge by a dog called Pickles a week after thieves had taken it from Westminster Central Hall, London, following England’s victory.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Also, this year all three nights will just be called the Emmys.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 July 2026

Definition of call

Verb

But, a day later, in a move many who served in law enforcement viewed as baffling, the warrant appeared to have been suddenly unsealed while the ongoing investigation into the incident was still underway.

— Josh Campbell, CNN Money, 19 July 2026
The ministry, which does not differentiate between civilians and combatants, is staffed by medical professionals who maintain detailed records viewed as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of view

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Zachary Perry, parliamentarian for NPU-V counts votes to recommend against a City of Atlanta change that would allow a data center to be built in Adair Park on Monday, April 13, 2026.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 15 July 2026
The main studio is Room 1, and all the contestants start there, competing to accurately count the grains in a bag of rice.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 14 July 2026

Definition of count

Verb

Wardlaw, a homeless man who prosecutors said frequently slept on the Greenbelt and believed people on scooters were after him, was held in custody without bond.

— Carolyn Komatsoulis Updated July 13, Idaho Statesman, 14 July 2026
Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur (D-Hollywood), who co-wrote the legislation that expanded the film and television tax credit, says that the cap appears to have been an oversight, and that members believed the film program was exempt.

— Gio Insignares, CBS News, 14 July 2026

Definition of believe

Verb

Residents say the effects are felt long after each strike ends.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Their shunning of the Spanish coronation, however, felt uniquely unappealing, a show of disrespect to the winners of the most high-profile sporting event in the world.

— Adam Crafton, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of feel

Verb

The Dodgers initially thought Ohtani would drain the knee on Sunday.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 18 July 2026
In their report, the authors posit that the image, which until now had been thought to represent a warrior with a spear, is in fact a painting of Juun Ajaw, a central figure in Maya mythology best known from the Mayan sacred text the Popol Voh.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026

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