1
as in to pursue
to go in search of
be sure to look me up if you're ever in town
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2
as in to brighten
to become glad or hopeful
by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up
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Recent Examples of look up
The new system brings those functions into one app, allowing employees to pause drive-up orders during a storm or quickly look up merchandise details.
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Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Stand under the fan, look up, watch which way the blades are going.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
People should be able to look up their property and see not just the number, but how that number was reached.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Also, look up your payment history.
—Aly J Yale, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2026
Stand under the fan, look up, watch which way the blades are going.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
People should be able to look up their property and see not just the number, but how that number was reached.
—Steve Scauzillo, Daily News, 4 May 2026
Also, look up your payment history.
—Aly J Yale, CBS News, 4 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for look up
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Within weeks of the invasion, when Russian units failed to quickly capture Kyiv, Putin switched to pursuing a war of attrition.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi pressed his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday to pursue a diplomatic resolution to the conflict and refrain from resuming hostilities during a meeting in Beijing.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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According to a new study that analyzed a combination of satellite images, artificial nighttime lights have brightened Earth by 16% between 2014 and 2022.—
Janet Loehrke,
USA Today,
6 May 2026
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But Greek yogurt, crisp radishes, and fresh lemon juice brighten up the classic.—
Ginger Crichton,
Midwest Living,
5 May 2026
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The project is particularly acrimonious, drawing out geographical battles between north and south and thorny fights between officials who want to build the tunnel and environmentalists and Delta residents seeking to protect the local ecosystem and their way of life.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
8 May 2026
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Max Allegri sought refuge in the dug-out at the Mapei Stadium.—
James Horncastle,
New York Times,
7 May 2026
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However, in the wild, the algae are the ocean’s introverts, and only glow when they are bothered, like jolted by a crashing wave or the hull of a passing boat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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There’s an amulet (one of those glowing doohickeys the fate of the cosmos hangs on), and your heart may sink every time someone starts chattering about it.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
6 May 2026
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“Look up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20up. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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