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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Verb
  • To stake his claim to be considered for a F1 seat at any team, the 20-year-old would increase his odds by bagging the F2 title.
    Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Travelers to Europe should consider a phone crossbody purse instead, like this compact but spacious one from Amazon.
    Asia London Palomba, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Currently, there are no specifics available regarding the size of area burned or the crew executing the prescribed fire.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Behind all of the concern about the mental health of Ukrainian children lurks a bigger question regarding the generations too young to have taken part in the unifying 2014 revolt against Russia.
    Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After getting to the ring to call for an opponent, fans received a surprise.
    Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • While reflecting on her first performance, Furtado remembered buying the pink dress from a store called Original on Queen West in Toronto, and also picking up some sparkly platform shoes for the monumental moment.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Those who have a personal my Social Security account may be able to view their COLA notice earlier online.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to using it for course work, hundreds of students have checked the collection and map to view the buildings from their own villages.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Breakfast of Champions With its delicious maple glaze, this cake definitely counts as breakfast in our book.
    Libby Monteith Minor, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Club name Home Depot is also counting on a pickup in housing activity to drive sales.
    Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • With McCarthy, who many believe has an incredibly high NFL ceiling, the Vikings don’t know what to expect on a week-to-week basis — and there’s lots of room for growth.
    Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Others believe a different origin story.
    Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Man, that jolt felt like Emmanuel Sanders streaking down the sidelines at Cleveland.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Probably my favorite of the season so far – feels like a new direction in a lot of ways.
    Andy Hoglund, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • However, Duan cautions against thinking that AI will replace engineers.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Business leaders and boosters—if not the public library’s archivist—thought rumors and legends and sub-cellars, basements, coal chutes, and other subterranean utility spaces made for a marketable product.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Look (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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