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Recent Examples of look on
Every pitcher is different and offers a unique look on the mound.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Or rather, the 67-year-old actor appears to be in deep concentration, if the look on his face is any indication.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
The video shows the suspect walk through the rail car, take off his sweatshirt, and wait by the doors as passengers look on.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Angel Reese #5 and head coach Tyler Marsh of the Chicago Sky look on against the Las Vegas Aces at Wintrust Arena on August 25, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Sounders defender Yeimar Andrade, 33, approached and separated Suarez and Vargas, who was laughing and celebrating the victory with his teammate Cody Baker, 21, as a seething Suarez looked on.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The group’s members respond in kind, crooning the song’s longing lyrics in Korean at Minogue as the studio audience lose it and their other four bandmates, and J Balvin, look on with big smiles from chairs just offstage.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2025
Passengers and airport workers looking on were dumbstruck ... as ambulance and police vehicles dashed to the scene.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
To juxtapose Carrie's New Years look on steroids is Seema in jeans and a sweatshirt while heading to celebrate just another Thursday with Adam.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 15 Aug. 2025
Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Or rather, the 67-year-old actor appears to be in deep concentration, if the look on his face is any indication.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2025
The video shows the suspect walk through the rail car, take off his sweatshirt, and wait by the doors as passengers look on.
—Bradford Betz, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Angel Reese #5 and head coach Tyler Marsh of the Chicago Sky look on against the Las Vegas Aces at Wintrust Arena on August 25, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025
Sounders defender Yeimar Andrade, 33, approached and separated Suarez and Vargas, who was laughing and celebrating the victory with his teammate Cody Baker, 21, as a seething Suarez looked on.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
The group’s members respond in kind, crooning the song’s longing lyrics in Korean at Minogue as the studio audience lose it and their other four bandmates, and J Balvin, look on with big smiles from chairs just offstage.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 2 Sep. 2025
Passengers and airport workers looking on were dumbstruck ... as ambulance and police vehicles dashed to the scene.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 1 Sep. 2025
To juxtapose Carrie's New Years look on steroids is Seema in jeans and a sweatshirt while heading to celebrate just another Thursday with Adam.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for look on
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This will prevent dust and other debris from accumulating, which can make these rooms look dirty and smell stale.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
9 Sep. 2025
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Forbes compiled a list of the top 500 higher education institutions in the country by looking at alumni salaries, retention and graduation rates and amount of student debt, among other factors.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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Taking refuge in Utah, a world away I’m sitting here, staring at these majestic mountains that in the summer can appear brown, blue, green, gold or gray depending on the time of day or how the sun hits them.—
Suzette Hackney,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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One where the entire community would gather to stare blankly at price tags, sit on bulky massage chairs, and sample glossy pieces of teriyaki chicken in a grand dining hall.—
Annabelle Canela,
Parents,
4 Sep. 2025
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Another photo focused on the sonogram images, while the last shot showed Dawson and Sykes gazing lovingly at one another, while Iris stood next to them in front of the ocean.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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Whether gazing from Gellért Hill or haggling for paprika in the Great Market Hall—the city reveals itself in fragments—intimate, contradictory, and impossible to forget.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The team met briefly in an office park but split up after workers started peering at their SUVs with tinted windows.—
Elliot Spagat,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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Jihan peers closer at these images, now sensing in some of them that her father seems preoccupied, as if already aware of the tragic fate that would befall him.—
Leila Latif,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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Swiatek’s has the best all-around game, with her second-serve the only glaring weakness.—
Merlisa Lawrence Corbett,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Deep into an auditorium of hundreds, perhaps more, a then-60 year old high school social studies teacher, sitting alone, could feel eyes throughout the room suddenly glaring in his direction.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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But there are also lots of question marks, including a gaping social divide between those who have and have not taken up arms against Russia.—
Tamar Jacoby,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Years of low immigration, combined with Japan’s plunging birth rate, have left gaping holes in the workforce as the elderly population swells and the younger population shrinks – pushing the government to seek out more international tourists and migrant workers in recent years.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
27 Aug. 2025
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Find out by viewing our fan gallery from the game against James Madison College.—
Ray Padilla,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Sep. 2025
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Before receiving his sentence, Johnson asked the judge to view his actions from the perspective of a father.—
Miguel Torres,
AZCentral.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20on. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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