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as in pursued
to go in search of
be sure to look me up if you're ever in town
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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
After browsing through the day’s program, the future queen looked up and recognized a photographer—and acknowledged him in the sweetest way.
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Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
That was until Raleigh looked up at Arozarena and refused to shake his hand.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Over the past three seasons, Johnson is one of a handful of seniors Morel has looked up to.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Petrosian hardly looked up as the other skaters competed, not even as Liu took the ice and the audience roared with every skill Liu completed.
—Alice Park, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
During a call with a reporter, Piomelli looked up HHC on PubMed, the research library run by the National Institutes of Health.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Bea Kim looked up to Chloe Kim.
—Alex Connor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
When the song ended, Puth stepped back from his keyboard and looked up, clearly overwhelmed, at the crowd and the sky.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
As Vizcaino delivered her opening argument, Braddy looked up, moving his lips.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 10 Mar. 2026
That was until Raleigh looked up at Arozarena and refused to shake his hand.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Over the past three seasons, Johnson is one of a handful of seniors Morel has looked up to.
—Paul Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2026
Petrosian hardly looked up as the other skaters competed, not even as Liu took the ice and the audience roared with every skill Liu completed.
—Alice Park, Time, 20 Feb. 2026
During a call with a reporter, Piomelli looked up HHC on PubMed, the research library run by the National Institutes of Health.
—Gina Lee Castro, jsonline.com, 19 Feb. 2026
Bea Kim looked up to Chloe Kim.
—Alex Connor, USA Today, 11 Feb. 2026
When the song ended, Puth stepped back from his keyboard and looked up, clearly overwhelmed, at the crowd and the sky.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 9 Feb. 2026
As Vizcaino delivered her opening argument, Braddy looked up, moving his lips.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looked up
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Uncompensated seizure under the land-expropriation law can only be pursued under narrow circumstances—when land is unused or has been abandoned, for example—and the program seemingly has yet to seize any property.—
Boyce Upholt,
New Yorker,
14 Mar. 2026
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Kane County received around $103 million in total, per the county, and in the years since has pursued a variety of programs and capital projects.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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Here, her glossy bronde is brightened by traces of copper.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
11 Mar. 2026
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Article continues below Since then, the comet has brightened some 600-fold to magnitude 11, bright enough to be readily detected in amateur telescopes of 8 to 10-inch aperture.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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In addition to sports equipment, reversible jerseys used in basketball and soccer are being sought.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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The occasion marks the demise of the wicked Persian vizier Haman, who sought, some 2,500 years ago, to exterminate Jews throughout the vast Persian Empire.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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