Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking on
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At the end of a disastrous season, the New York Mets are staring at a lot of obstacles.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Sep. 2025 -
The teacher noticed Aburto Guzman take his laptop out of his red backpack, place it on the table and begin staring outside the window, according to an interview with police.—
Noe Padilla,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
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Teresa could be seen gazing up at her husband, placing a hand under her stomach.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
23 Sep. 2025
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Stay here for several breaths, sending the tailbone high, gazing toward the navel, and pressing your heels gently toward the mat.—
Julia Eskins,
Outside,
22 Sep. 2025
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Among the fleet of superyachts in the harbor, Loewe lives up the cliché of looking fast while sitting still.—
Tristan Rutherford,
Robb Report,
26 Sep. 2025
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Southwest Detroit grocer Joe Gappy remembers standing outside the grocery store his family owned on the north side of Michigan Avenue and looking across the street at a Kroger store.—
Susan Selasky,
Freep.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The death of Charlie Kirk has left a gaping hole in the new-right media eco-system.—
Clara Molot,
Air Mail,
20 Sep. 2025
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And his absence leaves a gaping hole in our nation's soul.—
Ted Cruz,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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But the cringe-comedy antics of the original NBC series landed far better in Season 3 than in Season 1, once audiences began to truly love the characters instead of just gawking at them.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Nunn has a divided audience, as the Baddies show is fueled with drama, with Jerry Springer style fights to keep viewers gawking.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
11 Aug. 2025
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Per some glaring social media posts that went viral last week, the distributor seemingly used AI to face swap a male character with the face of a woman.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
25 Sep. 2025
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Both shows mix humor, philosophy, and principled outrage, riding the roller coaster of daily life in a world of stunning beauty and glaring injustice instead of conforming to any prepackaged TV format.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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Gunshots slicing through the air from above sent visitors running for cover or peering out of their cars to investigate – some worried for family members inside the facility.—
Amanda Musa,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Success was both exhilarating and terrifying; his sister Pam recalls paparazzi peering into their parents’ kitchen.—
Eric Cortellessa,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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The partnership will include large-scale viewing parties, concerts, meet-and-greets with former stars, co-branded merchandise and retail promotions.—
Luke Fountain,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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But for iPhone owners who have long relied on Files for viewing, marking, and filling out PDFs and the like, Preview doesn’t bring many new capabilities.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Looking on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20on. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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