1
as in pursued
to go in search of
be sure to look me up if you're ever in town
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2
as in brightened
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 looked up
Indeed, as some of the dachshund pups clambered onto the bed and got close, the Labrador even looked up toward the camera as if calling in reinforcements for help.
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Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Parker never looked up at Zwerner, who had to leave to return to class, Kovac testified.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Sundae looked up at the photo on the wall, at Holly Jolly, smiling without shark teeth, sprig of holly glinting on his lapel.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Bompastor’s lack of reaction was telling — as referee Michalina Diakow pointed to the spot, the head coach barely looked up from her fervent conversation with Erin Cuthbert on the touchline.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The Babycatcher looked up at the sky and squinted.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
From ’20s dandy pin curls on Quinta Brunson and Serena Williams at the Met Gala to Keke Palmer’s ginger pixie, the crop cut has looked up to be this year’s most trending style.
—Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
Mamdani sat down on some steps and looked up at Kagan, relieved to slip into a comfortable old dynamic.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
At one point, a friend of mine looked up and saw a white boy in a shiesty.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
Parker never looked up at Zwerner, who had to leave to return to class, Kovac testified.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2025
Sundae looked up at the photo on the wall, at Holly Jolly, smiling without shark teeth, sprig of holly glinting on his lapel.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Bompastor’s lack of reaction was telling — as referee Michalina Diakow pointed to the spot, the head coach barely looked up from her fervent conversation with Erin Cuthbert on the touchline.
—Cerys Jones, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The Babycatcher looked up at the sky and squinted.
—Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2025
From ’20s dandy pin curls on Quinta Brunson and Serena Williams at the Met Gala to Keke Palmer’s ginger pixie, the crop cut has looked up to be this year’s most trending style.
—Essence, 10 Oct. 2025
Mamdani sat down on some steps and looked up at Kagan, relieved to slip into a comfortable old dynamic.
—Eric Lach, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
At one point, a friend of mine looked up and saw a white boy in a shiesty.
—Jayson Buford, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looked up
Verb
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In the accompanying video, directed by Daren Rabinovitch, Noname is pursued by a humanoid cat and eventually transforms into a parrot.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
31 Oct. 2025
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Dykes made a similar decision for defensive tackle Damonic Wiliams, who repeatedly kept coming back to TCU asking for money as he was pursued by other Power Four conference teams.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
31 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, economic attitudes among young voters have brightened slightly, though dissatisfaction remains high.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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Add the peppers and saute until brightened in color, about 2 minutes.—
Lynda Balslev,
Mercury News,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In both cases, Israel sought to justify its aggression as a necessary security measure to protect its southern communities.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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Gold sought to make a similar point with Fuji – an album named for a distinct genre from Nigeria’s Yourba ethnic group that critics like Zikoko’s Tomide Marv have since claimed is largely absent from its tracklist.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
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“Looked up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked%20up. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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