look-sees

noun

plural of look-see
as in inspections
a close look at or over someone or something in order to judge condition gave the painting a preliminary look-see to determine whether it could possibly be a genuine old master

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for look-sees
  1. inspections
  2. examinations
  3. audits
  4. surveys
  5. scans
Noun
  • First-ever restart As part of the restart process, Holtec carried out extensive inspections of the facility and equipment upgrades or refurbishments depending on the requirements.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 1 Sep. 2026
  • An inoperable air conditioning system and sweaty employees led to the temporary closure of one Fort Worth pizza joint in the latest round of city health inspections, according to the report.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of inspections
Noun
  • The tests included dental examinations, the heart, lungs, and nervous system, as well as blood tests.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Swelling and spinal shock can cloud the earliest neurological picture, and physicians repeat examinations over time for good reason, as many people once given a grave prognosis go on to recover.
    — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of examinations
Noun
  • Role definitions, entitlement reviews and periodic audits are built for static conditions, but agents operate in dynamic ones.
    — Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Other guardrails include limited access within the Sheriff’s Office, training requirements and artificial intelligence and manual audits.
    — Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of audits
Noun
  • Up until this point, however, this technique has relied on combining radio wave detection with observations from galactic surveys operating with visible light, or electromagnetic radiation our eyes have evolved to see.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • The exhibition is an exciting intervention into the history of painting surveys, ambitious in scope yet thoughtfully executed in both its installation and its creation of new scholarship.
    — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of surveys
Noun
  • The digital scans of more than 153 million drivers licenses of individuals from the United States and Canada are being sold on the dark web through an easily accessible service called Nexus.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Meta may end up subjecting its users, regardless of age, to age verification practices that may include requiring a government ID and biometric scans.
    — Elizabeth Gulino, Allure, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of scans
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“Look-sees.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look-sees. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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