Thesaurus results for LOOKS (INTO)

looks (into)

verb

present tense third-person singular of look (into)

as in explores

to search through or into the owner is being forced to look into new options for promoting his declining business

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Masahiko Imai, 54, who also works at the garden, quietly explores solutions through various approaches, such as transplanting, soil preparation, planting shade trees and conducting cultivation experiments.

— Hiroshige Yazawa Japan News, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026
As Odysseus wanders from place to place, discovering the foreign customs and attitudes of each one, the story explores the concept of home, asking what kind of civilization is appropriate for an authentic human being.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026

Definition of explores

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Working with businesses, residents and neighborhood watch groups, the POP unit receives tips from community members and investigates them.

— Reeti Malhotra July 13, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026
The New York City Department of Investigation is the city’s independent watchdog agency, which investigates fraud, corruption, misconduct, municipal malfeasance, city employees, contractors, and individuals who do business with the city.

— Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

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While the human brain interprets motion as a fluid pattern, multimodal AI still examines videos by their individual frames.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 July 2026
As Singh tries to prevent that from happening, his efforts are transposed with Gaitonde’s story, an epic tale that examines the nature of power amid the city’s religious and economic tensions.

— Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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