as in noticing
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
I found her at the mall looking at the new outfits on the mannequins
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looking at
2 of 2phrase
as in contemplating
to give serious and careful thought to
Let's look at what we're dealing with here.
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking (at)
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Writers Raoul Groothuizen and Christina Poppe came up with the idea back in 2018, after noticing a sharp rise in racist rhetoric among the Flemish far-right.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026 -
Scientists had long assumed most of the moon lay beyond the protection of Earth’s magnetic field, but in 2019 scientists began noticing something odd about the experiment’s data that suggested the moon was somewhat protected from galactic cosmic rays.—
K. R. Callaway,
Scientific American,
25 Mar. 2026
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The way out of this bind is going to require all of us to get better at spotting the output of AI, and to continue shaming those who get caught red keyboarded.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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Police then lost sight of the vehicle before spotting it being driven west on Campbell Avenue, where the driver abruptly stopped in front of a bar, according to Allard.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
1 Apr. 2026
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Whizzing by the moon up to 6,000 miles above the surface, the astronauts will also glimpse the celestial body's full disk, seeing sights that not even the Apollo astronauts witnessed.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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Being embedded meant slowing down, listening, and understanding the genealogy of the triennial itself—seeing HT25 not as a rupture, but as part of an ongoing continuum.—
Wassan Al-Khudhairi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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This season has been particularly confounding, as Jokic himself pointed out this week regarding his individual play.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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The Pentagon did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment Saturday regarding the American casualties at the Saudi base.—
Aamer Madhani,
Fortune,
28 Mar. 2026
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The latest move shouldn’t come as that much of a surprise, Meta was already eyeing the existing market of billions of people with imperfect eyesight.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
29 Mar. 2026
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When Miami's Liam Hicks lined out to first baseman Troy Johnson for a double play, Colorado's victory looked secure, and Vodnik was eyeing his first save.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Looking (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20%28at%29. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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