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 ones who look up are learning something more valuable.
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Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
John Harbaugh looked up as the noise built to a crescendo on Saturday.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Baseball is a game full of a ridiculous amount of stats and things to look up.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Ever look up at the vast Texas sky and see something move across it?
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 8 May 2026
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Andy Molinsky, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
John Harbaugh looked up as the noise built to a crescendo on Saturday.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026
Baseball is a game full of a ridiculous amount of stats and things to look up.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
Ever look up at the vast Texas sky and see something move across it?
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 8 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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For instance, researchers found that rapid urbanization and electrification across Asia drove brightening in cities from China to India to Sub-Saharan Africa.—
Bree Shirvell,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Just a little acid went a long way in brightening up all the flavors and cutting through the richness of the sauce.—
Sarah Martens,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 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 14 May. 2026.
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