Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking on
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Joan and Lynn were staring at Louise with entirely blank expressions.—
Catherine Lacey,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026 -
Our first glimpse of her, before this road trip, was staring blankly, maybe suicidally, into a river.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
3 Apr. 2026
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Days are spent barefoot, raising turnips, sitting out by the lake, gazing at the cattle.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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Sifting through data from sun-gazing spacecraft, Battams’s project has found more than 5,000 so far.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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Emergency workers in Beirut spent the day looking for any survivors after Israel launched airstrikes into Lebanon's capital on Wednesday, targeting Hezbollah.—
Marissa Sulek,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The formula also includes peptides to soften lines, cocoa extract to provide antioxidant protection, and chronocyclin, a skincare ingredient that helps boost vitamin D in the skin for more youthful-looking, bouncy skin.—
Alanna Martine Kilkeary,
Glamour,
8 Apr. 2026
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In the last year, several Bay Area school districts have announced layoffs, budget cuts or school closures this year in an effort to repair gaping budget deficits ranging from $6 million to over $100 million — including many of the districts that signed the joint letter.—
Molly Gibbs,
Mercury News,
6 Apr. 2026
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If Wilson gets in, those votes will come right out of Johnson’s hide and leave a gaping hole in his chances.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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On a typical day, the Southwest Wildlife Conservation Center in Scottsdale reverberates with animal cries and the footfalls of gawking visitors.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
20 Feb. 2026
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Armed soldiers patrolled in droves, spreading hate and fear everywhere, blindfolding children, pointing guns, gawking, spitting, laughing at us like animals in the zoo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Feb. 2026
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This game began, appropriately enough, with Angela Dugalic blocking Ashton Judd’s shot and then glaring at her as the Longhorn lay in a heap.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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The Colts have glaring holes at a few positions, most notably defensive end, and while the draft could offer some solutions, Indy also doesn’t have a first-round pick this year.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
30 Mar. 2026
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Our neighbors, an American couple, split a bottle of wine while peering into the distance through binoculars, scanning for whales.—
Akash Kapur,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Apr. 2026
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Each shot shows Jessica Lange peering out of an old window, wearing a blue dress and heels.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2026
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Members of Hansen's family — his wife, Catherine, and their son, Devon — are in the viewing gallery at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
6 Apr. 2026
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Nothing compares to cherry blossom season in Japan, where entire days are spent picnicking under the blooms (there's even a word for flower viewing, hanami).—
Adele Chapin,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Looking on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20on. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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