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present tense third-person singular of look (at)

looks at

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phrase

present tense third-person singular of look at

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Recent Examples of looks (at)
Phrase
Then Indiana Jones looks at him, sighs, pulls out a gun and just shoots him. Jim Bowden, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 The real estate firm looks at office markets in Charlotte and the surrounding suburbs. Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks (at)
Verb
  • Then, as Pike prepares to hand over the bridge to Lieutenant Rahda (Abinaya Sivakumaran), his replacement notices a slight shift in the ship’s trajectory.
    Keith Phipps, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • When the job takes her to an eastern Colorado cattle ranch, Jane notices that the family’s young daughter has precocious breast development as a result of the hormones the operation uses.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The film will enter production this November in Vermont as production company GrizzlieBradFilms LLC eyes a 2028 debut.
    Mya Copeland, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In another, a marmot eyes the game camera, getting closer and closer to the lens.
    Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • When the camera spots something that matches, or resembles, the image of the target, the drone flies into it and explodes.
    Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Ted first spots her at the reception before the two finally meet at the Farhampton train station afterward.
    Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Peel, who is an expert on the Mexican cattle trade, told CNN that screwworm isn’t the primary force behind high cattle prices, and sees the issue as a fig-leaf for a broader anti-free trade agenda.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The 2017 sketch sees Matt Damon claiming to be the father of Kimmel’s child with wife Molly McNearney, and Povich was supposed to adjudicate the dispute.
    Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Looks (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looks%20%28at%29. Accessed 29 Aug. 2026.

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