LOOKING OVER Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

looking over

verb

present participle of look over

as in glancing (at)

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scanning

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Amazon blocked Meta's Muse from scanning its site to shop on behalf of customers, following similar moves against Perplexity, OpenAI and Google.

— Jonathan Vanian, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
Rutledge gave major kudos to John at Trinity Wheel Company for buying a legit Lightning wheel, 3D-scanning it, and recreating it in CAD.

— Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of scanning

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