looked (on or upon)

past tense of look (on or upon)
as in considered
to think of in a particular way you could call the comment mean-spirited, but I do not look on it that way at all

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Verb
  • As a junior at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and vice chair of the Utah Federation of College Republicans, Beesley considered Kirk a hero.
    Rick Jervis, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • The century-old competition, held every four years, is considered as prestigious as a Michelin star—and many award-winning chefs have earned both.
    Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The contentious issue, which was regarded as a momentous turning point when it was adopted by the European Union in 2023, has been a hot topic at the IAA Mobility auto show in Munich this week.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Second, the survey results reveal that transfer pricing arrangements continue to be regarded as the most complex aspect of corporate taxation.
    Nathan Goldman, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Advertisement Advertisement Now, in The Pitt, his character is mentoring other young doctors—so much so that the estate of ER creator Michael Crichton has called The Pitt an ER-spinoff.
    Olivia B. Waxman, Time, 15 Sep. 2025
  • A week after suffering a gut-punch loss to Nevada in Reno when two winning touchdowns were called back in the final moment and a tying field goal with seconds to play just missed, Sac State shook off early jitters to unleash a balanced offense in improving to 1-2.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The made for television film was groundbreaking at the time and is widely viewed as one of the first nuanced portrayals of a gay parent on TV.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Politicians from high-tax states viewed the provisions as a direct attack on their constituents.
    Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Looked (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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