looks on

verb

present tense third-person singular of look on
as in looks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks on
  1. looks
  2. stares
  3. gazes
  4. peers
  5. glares
  6. gapes
Verb
  • This is why your manager at work always looks so stressed out.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 20 July 2026
  • While Spain looks primed to defend their crown with a young core and home-field advantage, the race to lift the World Cup in 2030 has almost four years to now take shape.
    — Dean Jones, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Definition of looks
Verb
  • Erez picks it up, stares through the crosshairs, as a voice on the phone instructs them how to aim and shoot.
    — Marisa Fox, Rolling Stone, 16 July 2026
  • Batman stares intensely at the camera, and the film’s logo appears, followed by the new release date, which is set for February 18, 2028, up from its previous release date of October 1, 2027.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 July 2026
Definition of stares
Verb
  • Martin’s most poignant moment all season is her inscrutable look as Raskova gazes between Anastasia and Sasha; two people sacrificing themselves for love is unfathomable to her.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026
  • The sun sets over the bay of Cassis, a charming seaside resort near Marseille, as a young woman gazes toward the horizon.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 9 June 2026
Definition of gazes
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  • The striking image peers through the Milky Way at millions of multi-colored stars appearing against a backdrop of galaxies.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 7 July 2026
  • That's allowed Micron and peers SK Hynix and Samsung to hike prices.
    — Samantha Subin, CNBC, 26 May 2026
Definition of peers
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  • My eleven-year-old self rolls her eyes, glares at my thirty-six-year-old body, and silently calls me fat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of glares
Verb
  • Straitjacketed inside the inescapable present, Pearl gapes up to discover that her husband, Walker, has found her; Walker was always going to find her.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of gapes
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