look over

as in to glance (at)

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Recent Examples of look over And so immediately looked over at Amazon [to] see what had happened. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 7 May 2025 In the footage that was released Friday, the police can be seen looking over a backyard fence and warning Lauren, identified by the police as Jillian Shriner, to drop her weapon. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 26 Apr. 2025 Courtesy of The Edition The Miami Beach Edition is somehow both a sanctuary and a social haven: their spacious guest rooms are adorned in warm calming neutrals and pale woods, many with balconies that look over the ocean. Elise Taylor, Vogue, 24 Apr. 2025 Del Mar lifeguards looks over a capsized boat on the beach Monday, May. 5, 2025, in at Torrey Pines State beach in San Diego, Calif. Teri Figueroa, Mercury News, 7 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for look over
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scan
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  • So, the doctor ordered the CT scan against the algorithm’s advice.
    Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
  • The uses range from tech companies securing personal devices and retailers scanning for potential shoplifters to e-commerce giants tracking delivery drivers.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 23 May 2025

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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20over. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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