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Definition of looking out (for)next
present participle of look out (for)

looking out for

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phrase

present participle of look out for
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Verb
  • Bowles loves watching people exit the arena with their empty Twigs.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Russians watching the parade from farther away would also have noticed some differences.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • Three of the 18 cases were doctors caring directly for an infected patient.
    Aria Bendix, NBC news, 12 May 2026
  • Moss spoke with The Baltimore Sun about why the Triple Crown calendar hasn’t budged, why that might soon change and why trainers have started caring more in recent years.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 11 May 2026
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“Looking out (for).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20out%20%28for%29. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

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