Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looked on
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Wenhardt stared at his pages, puzzled.—
Jane Bua,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025 -
Goldberg stared blankly into the camera before fully burying her head in her arms.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
18 Sep. 2025
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The team considered Fresno and might have also looked at Bakersfield, according to Michael Glaser, supervising location manager for the film.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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Yet a mere 7 percent of the brands Fashion Revolution looked at divulged any efforts to electrify high-heat processes.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Sourcing Journal,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sweeney posed with her arms overhead and gazed at her reflection in the mirror.—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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After releasing the baseball, Luis Garcia gazed toward the first-base dugout.—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
10 Sep. 2025
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Marcela lowered her voice and cautiously peered around.—
Zuzana Říhová,
Literary Hub,
26 Sep. 2025
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Walker, 46, and his wife, Cassandra Troy Walker, 42, were at their oceanside home in Vancouver in May when Cassandra peered into the distance with binoculars and spotted a dolphin that was struggling.—
Breanne L. Heldman,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Drilling for progress As the rest of us gawked at Maye’s pinpoint accuracy on his 55-yard completion to Rhamondre Stevenson in the third quarter of last Sunday’s win — the longest of his career — Maye’s position coach smiled for a different reason.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Some stuffing gaped out of the rips on the back.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Among Republican respondents aware of MAHA, most viewed the movement favorably, and some 90% said the movement reflected their values about food and agriculture.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, corporations in the real world can be viewed as immortal, nonbiological organisms driven to grow, consume resources, and protect themselves.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Sep. 2025
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The Kimmel controversy underscores how politicized opinions and comments around Kirk’s murder have become, with high-profile campaigns urging employers to fire people who make comments perceived as unflattering about Kirk.—
Ana Nicolaci da Costa,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
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With Pezeshkian’s hands tied on the international stage by the supreme leader and his hard-line opponents pressing a crackdown on real and perceived enemies at home, the Iranian president appears more isolated than at any point since assuming his position last year.—
Babak Dehghanpisheh,
NBC news,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Looked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked%20on. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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