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as in pursues
to go in search of
be sure to look me up if you're ever in town
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as in brightens
to become glad or hopeful
by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up
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Recent Examples of looks up
Eileen Gu and Mathilde Gremaud look streets ahead of the rest of the field, but the bronze medal looks up for grabs for whoever holds their nerve.
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Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Cumberland Gap Where Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia meet, Cumberland Gap sits in a valley that looks up at the famous gap in the Cumberland Mountain range from which the town gets its name.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
The old, wrinkled one looks up at Helm’s mountain, at the sky above its summit.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Sure enough, George looks up excitedly, having evidently heard his favorite word.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Kinnear looks up to his own mother, who was a single mom, for her parenting skills.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
There’s the Rotonde suite, in the medieval tower, which looks up at 14th-century rafters, as well as the Matilde suite, named after a Portuguese noblewoman whose life was saved by the knight Jean de Pommard.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Of course, fashion and grooming—which Conrad often looks up to A$AP Rocky on those fronts— are a big piece of what helps the rising star feel his best on stage, too.
—Akili King, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
That won’t be the case every week, but Diggs looks up to speed — healthy and chemistry-wise — which puts him in the WR3/4 conversation and gives that Boutte the boot.
—Jess Bryant, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Isabel Yip, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Cumberland Gap Where Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia meet, Cumberland Gap sits in a valley that looks up at the famous gap in the Cumberland Mountain range from which the town gets its name.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 8 Jan. 2026
The old, wrinkled one looks up at Helm’s mountain, at the sky above its summit.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Sure enough, George looks up excitedly, having evidently heard his favorite word.
—Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Kinnear looks up to his own mother, who was a single mom, for her parenting skills.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2025
There’s the Rotonde suite, in the medieval tower, which looks up at 14th-century rafters, as well as the Matilde suite, named after a Portuguese noblewoman whose life was saved by the knight Jean de Pommard.
—Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 18 Oct. 2025
Of course, fashion and grooming—which Conrad often looks up to A$AP Rocky on those fronts— are a big piece of what helps the rising star feel his best on stage, too.
—Akili King, Essence, 13 Oct. 2025
That won’t be the case every week, but Diggs looks up to speed — healthy and chemistry-wise — which puts him in the WR3/4 conversation and gives that Boutte the boot.
—Jess Bryant, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks up
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Inspired by true events, The Exiles will tell the story of a desperate Westerner who pursues greener pastures in Asia, instead finding greed, rivalry and ego that ultimately spirals into a shocking murder.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Feb. 2026
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The developer no longer pursues the build-to-sell market.—
Angelica Ang,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
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One Dozen Roses No flower brightens up February quite like a beautiful bouquet of roses.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
11 Feb. 2026
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The Olay Super Eye Serum brightens dark circles and firms the under-eye area, and it’s packed with nourishing ingredients like vitamin C, niacinamide, and amino peptide.—
Claire West,
InStyle,
9 Feb. 2026
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Campillo and other critics call that shift a bait-and-switch, and Campillo’s proposal seeks to prevent a repeat by requiring any ballot measure that could create a new fee — or raise an existing one — to undergo a comprehensive analysis long before voters weigh in.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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The lawsuit also seeks permission to appoint outside counsel selected by the Auditor’s Office to Special Assistant Attorney General to represent them — something Attorney General Andrea Campbell says DiZoglio does not have the authority to do.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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