as in considers
to think of in a particular way
you could call the comment mean-spirited, but I do not look on it that way at all
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks (on or upon)
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Five years later, Yang considers the case for UBI to be as strong as ever.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025 -
Tarrant County Tarrant County Public Health uses an inspection format that considers 100 as the highest possible score, with a score of 70 considered extremely poor.—
Ella Gonzales,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
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That was a great new whiskey, but Woodford Reserve’s version, while different in may regards, is also quite good.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
10 Oct. 2025
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One of Russia's justifications for launching its war against Ukraine was to thwart Kyiv's ambitions to join NATO, which Moscow regards as a serious threat to its national security.—
Shane Croucher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Sanchez’s family calls it a ‘deeply distressing time’ Sanchez was in the city to work as an analyst on Fox Sports’ broadcast of the Indianapolis Colts’ game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.—
Kyle Feldscher,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
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However, what happens when the storyline calls for a more familial pairing?—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Everything that counts in a great travel shoe can be found in these Go Walk Arch slip-on sneakers—they’re light, breathable, durable, and versatile.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
7 Oct. 2025
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Ivankoe’s enthusiasm for the stock counts him among a minority of analysts covering Brinker International.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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Hernandez views succession as central to ensuring that a founder’s lifetime of work endures.—
Jason Phillips,
USA Today,
6 Oct. 2025
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Genre paintings tell us so much about how a particular epoch views itself in relation to its traditions and to its canon and to all these other various things.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
5 Oct. 2025
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That legacy hasn’t faded, but the region feels freshly alive these days as chefs, artists, and creative entrepreneurs put down roots.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
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My grief from witnessing what has been done to my people is so vast, so relentless, that sadness over my grandmother’s death feels like something too indulgent.—
Reem Kassis,
The Atlantic,
11 Oct. 2025
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“Looks (on or upon).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looks%20%28on%20or%20upon%29. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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