look over

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Recent Examples of look over People look over damage to buildings following Israeli airstrikes on June 13, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Shane Croucher hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 Three weeks ago at Quail Hollow, standing in the 18th fairway, Koepka looked over to the ropeline, getting the attention of the family nanny. Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 13 June 2025 People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli airstrikes on June 13, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 13 June 2025 People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli airstrikes on June 13, 2025, in Tehran. Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for look over
Recent Examples of Synonyms for look over
scan
Verb
  • Victor’s characters were magnetically awkward, their address was intimate and direct, and their creator scanned as a pretty weirdo with a tap on the discourse and on the possibilities of the contemporary internet.
    Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 29 June 2025
  • Researchers with the organization scanned 700 miles of Lake Michigan using sonar technology and used models to recreate the weather patterns that Flight 2501 would have encountered the night of the crash.
    Toria Sheffield, People.com, 28 June 2025

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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20over. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.

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