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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 Another Epstein accuser looked up, startled, to see where the deafening sound was coming from. Josh Meyer, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025 Conrad suddenly looks up and gets a call from Adam, who informs him that Jeremiah called off the wedding. Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 Until then-chief Curt Ivy looked up. Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025 Everything was looking up when UNC marched down the field for a touchdown on the opening drive of the game and then forced a TCU punt. Michael Hurley, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for look up
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  • But Stander and other preservationists are pursuing other avenues and got a boost last month.
    Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 6 Sep. 2025
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    Lauren del Valle, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • This new visitor to the inner solar system is expected to brighten, perhaps becoming a fairly easy object to see in small telescopes or good binoculars.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
  • While the former depuffs and brightens the under-eye region on days when you’re deprived of zzzs, the latter takes advantage of orange peptides, pomegranate spheres, and hyaluronic acid to further smooth the skin.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
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  • Many had anticipated Sand would seek the governorship, launching his bid for the seat almost exactly one month after Reynolds announced her retirement.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Sep. 2025
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    Jacqueline Weiss, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
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  • For observers in Australia, Asia, Africa and parts of Europe, the rise of the full moon will be followed by its journey through Earth’s shadow in space, with its surface glowing reddish-orange for 82 minutes.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
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“Look up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20up. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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