1
as in pursuing
to go in search of
be sure to look me up if you're ever in town
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2
as in brightening
to become glad or hopeful
by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up
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Recent Examples of looking up
And that means things are looking up for Mia.
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Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
But things have been looking up.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The early promise of a Kurdish deal Things had been looking up until recently.
—Hassan Hassan, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
The hockey world has looked down at Florida for decades and is having trouble adjusting to the idea of looking up, instead.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Things are certainly looking up in The City That Never Sleeps for its favorite basketball franchise (with apologies to the largely-unloved Brooklyn Nets).
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Although next year’s cocoa harvest is looking up, its fate remains uncertain.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
After looking up the film in the encyclopedia, Murphy learned about the real-life figure who inspired Norman Bates’ crimes.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Before, when Joyce would take Jose to a Minnesota Loons soccer game, the child would hyperfocus on the field, rarely looking up to notice the crowd around him.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2025
But things have been looking up.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025
The early promise of a Kurdish deal Things had been looking up until recently.
—Hassan Hassan, Time, 11 Oct. 2025
The hockey world has looked down at Florida for decades and is having trouble adjusting to the idea of looking up, instead.
—Mark Lazerus, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
Things are certainly looking up in The City That Never Sleeps for its favorite basketball franchise (with apologies to the largely-unloved Brooklyn Nets).
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Although next year’s cocoa harvest is looking up, its fate remains uncertain.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
After looking up the film in the encyclopedia, Murphy learned about the real-life figure who inspired Norman Bates’ crimes.
—Daniel D'addario, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Before, when Joyce would take Jose to a Minnesota Loons soccer game, the child would hyperfocus on the field, rarely looking up to notice the crowd around him.
—Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking up
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Hundreds of science teams from all over the world compete for observing time on the veteran space telescope, pursuing a multitude of challenging astronomical research projects that can't be accomplished by any other star-watching machine.—
Tereza Pultarova,
Space.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Two more shots came as the SUV drove through the 7100 block of West National Avenue, prompting officers to return fire while pursuing westbound.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Sitake says the most rewarding team meetings are discussions around the smallest of gestures, brightening the days of others.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Writers need time to get to know their stars’ strengths, even if those stars have been brightening our screens for decades.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
13 Oct. 2025
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This philosophy applies to business owners seeking to develop managers and leaders within their organizations.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That’s good news for high-growth companies seeking to rally employees around workforce expansion.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And the extreme pressure and friction of the move compresses the air molecules in front of Starship, creating a glowing plasma that is the signature of the stretch of flight known as reentry.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Each of these creatures of light multiplied into subqueries and side queries, a glowing menagerie of exotic life-forms crisscrossing the void, their wakes and ripples gradually illuminating the entirety of the submarine cave.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Looking up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20up. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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