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
  • Glass doors open the room onto the terrace, which looks large enough for additional outdoor furniture, encouraging outdoor living.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Nov. 2026
  • That looks less like a chatbot and more like an organization.
    — Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of looks
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  • At the top of the tower, Sauron stares deeply into, presumably, a fire pit.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The breakthrough can arrive while someone stares at the wall.
    — Tyson Gundersen, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of stares
Verb
  • And that’s true of all the famous and iconic gazes Avedon’s portrait subjects gave him.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The man steps outside onto a balcony and gazes up at the moon.
    — Vulture Editors, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of gazes
Verb
  • Emotions run high and loud; the camera peers closely into their grief.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Specifically, this image was captured by JWST's NIRCam (Near-InfraRed Camera) instrument, which peers into the near-infrared, a wavelength range that encompasses the light from faint stars and galaxies.
    — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of peers
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  • The possibilities suggested by the compelling title are only hinted at when Jason glares at a group of street urchins.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • 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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“Looks on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looks%20on. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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