1
as in seeming
to give the impression of being
it looks like it might rain
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2
as in expressing
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown
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3
as in planning
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
they were looking to make a fast buck
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Recent Examples of looking
Mike and Samantha Tiburtini didn’t start looking until about a month after their son Ellis was born in May 2022.
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Timothy Hawkins said the command was aware of reports and looking into the situation.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Managers looking for a way into the France attack beyond Mbappe should look no further.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Ohtani buckled down, throwing mostly breaking stuff to Jared Triolo and Spencer Horwitz to strike out both looking.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Chicago police are looking for a person of interest following a disturbing incident in a downtown park where a large cross was set on fire in the middle of the day on Tuesday.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Military leaders have been looking into using autonomous systems for surveillance, logistics, and security, but this is the first time their use in rescuing people has been made public.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
At the same time, the tech giants and others in the industry are looking for ways to cut costs, including through layoffs.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 June 2026
The team is looking at better solutions for this.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 11 June 2026
Timothy Hawkins said the command was aware of reports and looking into the situation.
—Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 11 June 2026
Managers looking for a way into the France attack beyond Mbappe should look no further.
—Abdul Rehman, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Ohtani buckled down, throwing mostly breaking stuff to Jared Triolo and Spencer Horwitz to strike out both looking.
—Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
Chicago police are looking for a person of interest following a disturbing incident in a downtown park where a large cross was set on fire in the middle of the day on Tuesday.
—Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 10 June 2026
Military leaders have been looking into using autonomous systems for surveillance, logistics, and security, but this is the first time their use in rescuing people has been made public.
—Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 10 June 2026
At the same time, the tech giants and others in the industry are looking for ways to cut costs, including through layoffs.
—Annie Palmer, CNBC, 4 June 2026
The team is looking at better solutions for this.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking
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Wemby, along with Knicks center Mitchell Robinson, stared at the interloper in seeming shock before security restrained him and he was led off the court.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
4 June 2026
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That last line, even seventy years later, even after the seeming complete commodification of all dissent under the reign of King Algorithm, still reads as shocking, as liberatory.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Workplaces absolutely require professionalism and emotional intelligence, but confidence becomes fragile when your energy is focused entirely on managing perception instead of expressing ideas honestly and engaging authentically.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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There was Governor Christopher Waller expressing worry that consumer and market psychology was in danger of shifting their inflation expectations higher — a key consideration when figuring out how the Fed should react.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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Real estate developers are already cautiously planning to take advantage of the eased regulations and plan to announce new projects after the law goes into effect.—
Roger Vincent,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2026
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What to know about Artemis Under NASA's Artemis campaign, the space agency is planning to put astronauts on the surface of the moon for the first time since the Apollo era ended in 1972.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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With Alicia still feeling glum over the car ride from hell, Rosie shows up to her house with pink balloons and flowers to cheer her up.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
8 June 2026
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Platform flip-flops are having a major moment, and these Vionic High Tide sandals nail the trend without feeling overly sporty.—
Chaise Sanders,
Travel + Leisure,
7 June 2026
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Netflix also will not share Hauser’s character, so in all likelihood the dude is voicing the dog.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
10 June 2026
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Her wide-spanning career also includes work on television, radio, the stage and voice work ranging from audiobooks to voicing several TV documentaries.—
Rafa Sales Ross,
Variety,
10 June 2026
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Since that goal was outlined more than two years ago and the company has continued flying its experienced boosters safely across dozens of missions, SpaceX may be intending to push past 40 missions.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
8 June 2026
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That afternoon, the teenagers were headed downtown, intending to steal quarters from arcade machines.—
Kevin Lozano,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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Dimon and Dalio aren’t sounding so sure about this.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
8 June 2026
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In Riverside County in California, the local sheriff — and a Republican gubernatorial candidate — seized hundreds of thousands of ballots, sounding alarm bells throughout the election administration community.—
Ashley Lopez,
NPR,
6 June 2026
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Special commando units were also deployed to the location and carried out intelligence-gathering missions and drone operations, the other two sources said, giving Israel a valuable perch from which to see into northern Iran during the war.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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The show is still using some of those songs, giving the score’s relationship to the script a half-in, half-out near-jukebox feeling.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
5 June 2026
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“Looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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