looking down (on)

present participle of look down (on)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking down (on)
Verb
  • RidgeRunner has already bought a storefront in downtown Celina, the county seat in neighboring Clay County, and Abbotoy just closed on 1,000 additional acres in Jackson County.
    David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The Nissan traveled into neighboring Emeryville and collided with a parked car in the 6700 block of Hollis Street, according to police.
    Jason Green, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That’s because the Metro Nashville Council has approved a resolution that could help Metro Nashville Parks acquire approximately 308 more acres of land adjoining the park.
    Austin Hornbostel, Nashville Tennessean, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The northern regions of Chernihiv and Sumy – adjoining Russia and Belarus – have seen constant attacks over the past month.
    Tim Lister, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • What To Know The Dominican Republic is on the northern edge of the Caribbean tectonic plate, bordering the North American one.
    Hollie Silverman, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Oct. 2025
  • True to his overconfidence-bordering-on-arrogance nature, new intern Wes earlier in the episode did not follow instructions and attended to patients without permission.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Looking down (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20down%20%28on%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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