look up

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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 Let the Academy members pet it, and the movie’s flagging Oscar fortunes may be looking up again. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026 OpenAI said the activity occurred during an internal evaluation as its models attempted to look up answers and statistics about Australia. — Jenny Lee, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026 Prosecutors Elizabeth Lipella and Taylor Collins presented evidence during the weeklong trial showing that the defendant and victim were in the same area when she was last seen, that Ryan looked up information on chloroform, alcohol and bleach. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 From auroras lighting up the sky to a Harvest Moon, September has already delivered plenty of reasons to look up. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for look up
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  • When Tian’s solo project began gaining traction, Cui was pursuing a master’s in computer science and machine learning at the University of Toronto and working on autonomous-vehicle research.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Why is the most expensive defense option always the one pursued when the most useful one might be available down the street at the local Source for Sports supply shop?
    — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
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  • If those plans were to pass, the fleet could brighten the night sky so much that astronomical observations around the world might become impossible, critics say.
    — Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Draperies offer a visual divide, and natural sunlight pours through the windows to brighten the space.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • That additional aircraft could become particularly useful as government and commercial programs seek more frequent flight opportunities.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Although several state attorneys general and local officials are, at the time of writing, seeking to ban prediction markets under state gambling laws, for now Polymarket remains legal.
    — Simon Denny, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Acupressure targets specific points, including spots roughly a finger’s length below your pupils and beside your nose, which NuFace says can promote a glowing complexion by improving circulation.
    — Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Frøya takes a botanical route to glow and tone instead, leaning on sea buckthorn and rosehip instead.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

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“Look up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20up. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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