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
The woman who died, Smith-Gray, was a high school senior looking forward to walking the stage at graduation, her family said on a fundraising page for her funeral expenses.
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Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
If the Knicks are looking for a regular-season template that travels into Friday, that’s one of the best places to start.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Houston police officials are looking into the fatal shooting of Mitchell, her 8-year-old daughter Maya, 4-year-old son Max and the apparent suicide of Mitchell’s 52-year-old husband Matthew in the River Oaks section of the city.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
To handle their growing company, Bentley and Kwedar are currently looking for a creative director for Ethos to run day-to-day operations.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Think of it as a way to keep the skin on your body looking as great as the skin on your face.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 6 May 2026
The video shows Chalamet pull up for an impressive-looking three-point shot over one of his two friends from the top of the arc that swished through the net.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Cleaning your oven isn’t just about your home looking tidy.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
McGovern, who is thirty-nine, appeared in the courtroom looking trim, with a neat beard and the hint of a residual Emirati tan.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Hannah Schoenbaum, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
If the Knicks are looking for a regular-season template that travels into Friday, that’s one of the best places to start.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026
Houston police officials are looking into the fatal shooting of Mitchell, her 8-year-old daughter Maya, 4-year-old son Max and the apparent suicide of Mitchell’s 52-year-old husband Matthew in the River Oaks section of the city.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 6 May 2026
To handle their growing company, Bentley and Kwedar are currently looking for a creative director for Ethos to run day-to-day operations.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 6 May 2026
Think of it as a way to keep the skin on your body looking as great as the skin on your face.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 6 May 2026
The video shows Chalamet pull up for an impressive-looking three-point shot over one of his two friends from the top of the arc that swished through the net.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 6 May 2026
Cleaning your oven isn’t just about your home looking tidy.
—Quincy Bulin, Southern Living, 6 May 2026
McGovern, who is thirty-nine, appeared in the courtroom looking trim, with a neat beard and the hint of a residual Emirati tan.
—Ed Caesar, New Yorker, 30 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking
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The expansion of the NCAA Tournament is here despite the vast majority of those involved in college basketball not seeming to be sold on the move whatsoever.—
Mark Harris OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
7 May 2026
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Granted, this is the closest to the Force seeming real in the whole film, but a cynical Han Solo could just surmise that Motti was having a panic attack because a seven-foot-tall man in a scary mask is threatening him.—
Mike Ryan,
IndieWire,
4 May 2026
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Nobody was more dependable in expressing formal gratitude than my mother.—
Nicholas Dawidoff,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Trump has gone back and forth over whether the war will end, at times expressing optimism and at other times saying Russia and Ukraine should be left to fight it out to the bitter end.—
Darlene Superville,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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An hour before Hitchcock's execution, Texas is planning to put James Broadnax to death for the 2008 double murder of two Christian music producers in the Dallas suburb of Garland.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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Countries across the Gulf have arrested scores of people during the war, on charges ranging from posting images of wartime damage, to planning terrorist attacks with Iran.—
Dominic Dudley,
semafor.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Towns spoke openly about feeling lost in Brown’s system, and Brown called out Towns for poor effort.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
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Each person will then be given a level of risk, and a corresponding action plan, which will include a daily temperature check for 42 days and a daily assessment for any signs of feeling sick.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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One 46-year-old woman working for a global company insisted on maintaining her anonymity, voicing concerns about how she would be perceived.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 May 2026
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And what is the significance of voicing in linguistics?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 May 2026
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Prosecutors say that Allen tried to storm the dinner − where Vice President JD Vance and others from the administration were also in attendance − with multiple guns and knives, intending to kill high-ranking officials.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
3 May 2026
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From Stoll's perspective, Howard wasn't intending to kill his lover.—
Julia Moore,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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Two murder-suicides in less than 24 hours Bexar County authorities are sounding the alarm on domestic violence concerns after police reported a second murder-suicide Wednesday afternoon on the Southwest Side.—
Annasofia Scheve,
San Antonio Express-News,
8 May 2026
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But many of the Wall Street decision makers who attended Semafor World Economy are sounding alarms.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
7 May 2026
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There, the pair of college students would listen to the trills of saxophones and shake hands with musicians, sometimes giving band members rides to gigs.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
7 May 2026
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How Florida’s new voting maps favor white voters Voting rights groups have criticized the new Florida maps as giving an unfair advantage to the GOP and the white communities that make up the majority of the party’s voter base.—
Raisa Habersham,
Miami Herald,
7 May 2026
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“Looking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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