looking down (on)

verb

present participle of look down (on)
as in looking (toward)

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  1. neighboring
  2. adjoining
  3. bordering
Verb
  • Police say about 15 minutes later, three men arrived at North Memorial Health hospital in neighboring Robbinsdale with gunshot wounds, all not deemed to be life-threatening.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The backstory What started as a field station over 20 years ago has evolved into a tourism venture in collaboration between Wilderness, the Save the Rhino Trust, and neighboring Namibian communities.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of neighboring
Verb
  • Cocktails are served at Drink Kong, the sexy, high-concept cocktail bar—its second location in the city—adjoining the property.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Undeterred, the three friends bought the hotel and adjoining property for $3 million and have since spent over $10 million on renovations and redesign.
    — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of adjoining
Verb
  • The name of the restaurant refers to the enormous river/estuary bordering Argentina.
    — Tanasia Kenney, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
  • The Health Ministry has recorded two cases, including one death, in Nord-Ubangi province, bordering the Central African Republic.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of bordering
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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 27 Oct. 2026.

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