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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Tara Badstubner explores why recent ghosts are (actually) haunting us.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
The Lantern mythos has long involved inheritance, through its rings being passed down, but the show explores the weight of that inheritance by tethering it to fear.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of explores

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In addition to examining Musk’s role in controlling the discourse on X, the movie investigates the mogul’s time in Washington with DOGE.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
The Monitor investigates what messages China's increasingly popular AI models are promoting.

— Ann Scott Tyson, Christian Science Monitor, 23 Sep. 2026

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The report, from the Center for Digital Thriving, a research and innovation center at Project Zero at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, examines the challenges surrounding generative AI use in schools.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Valdez, who divides his time between Houston and San Antonio, examines experiences of being Latino in the United States.

— News Desk, Artforum, 29 Sep. 2026

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