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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
As for female leaders and mentors the WNBA standout has looked up to throughout her career?
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Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
After browsing through the day’s program, the future queen looked up and recognized a photographer—and acknowledged him in the sweetest way.
—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
Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
After browsing through the day’s program, the future queen looked up and recognized a photographer—and acknowledged him in the sweetest way.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looked up
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Self-improvement, in this view, isn’t pursued to, well, improve the self.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
27 Mar. 2026
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When people can’t afford to pay off balances their insurance plans don’t cover, the PRA report shows how hospitals and medical providers frequently pursued medical debt lawsuits.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
27 Mar. 2026
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New Line has once again brightened up to the idea of a sequel to its 2016 supernatural horror hit Lights Out.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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The imposing exterior, made of natural Caribbean limestone and coral stone, is brightened up with turquoise gates and terrace railing.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Mar. 2026
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The latter, a wry comedy of futile endeavor, was based on a story by Kiarostami, but Haghighi soon sought to shake off Kiarostami’s influence—and, even more, a prevailing caricature of Iranian cinema that Kiarostami’s style had given rise to.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
27 Mar. 2026
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The decision is a win for the federal government, which sought to block the testimony of FBI special agent Hugh Raymond Evans after Fulton County officials filed suit against the administration, seeking the return of the ballots.—
Olivia Rubin,
ABC News,
26 Mar. 2026
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