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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
Dallas Stars left wing Jason Robertson looks up at the scoreboard during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Chicago Blackhawks at the American Airlines Center on Sunday, March 8, 2026, in Dallas.
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Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Through two matches, SDFC looks up to the task.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Through two matches, SDFC looks up to the task.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks up
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Ours is an age which consciously pursues health, and yet only believes in the reality of sickness.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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No single agency has sole authority or responsibility, although Florida’s Department of Health pursues complaints against med-spa workers, usually after someone is injured or law enforcement gets involved.—
Cindy Krischer Goodman,
Sun Sentinel,
5 Mar. 2026
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Nothing brightens a garden like the presence of birds and other wildlife, so invite them in.—
Beth Botts,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Mar. 2026
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Your 5th House of Discovery brightens as mischievous Mercury conjoins the life-giving Sun.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
7 Mar. 2026
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Antitrust law seeks to prevent monopolies and monopsonies and to stop competitors from joining hands to rig a market.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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The legislation seeks to streamline development processes throughout Florida by including a number of new requirements in local governments’ comprehensive development plans.—
Alexandra Glorioso,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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“Looks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looks%20up. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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