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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
Greta keeps her grasp and looks up at Miranda's face.
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Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Danielle Parker, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2026
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks up
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In corporate news, shares of eBay soared as Ryan Cohen’s GameStop pursues an approximately $56 billion takeover of company, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 May 2026
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Chang becomes the fourth Southern California volleyball player accepted to MIT and joins three others from Redondo Union as Chatsworth pursues another playoff championship.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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The hue is deepening into richer, more golden tones, a shift away from the airy butter yellow that still brightens contemporary collections.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Another key element is the slouchy shoulder bag that brightens up the outfit without adding more bulk.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
30 Apr. 2026
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The spike comes as the White House appears skeptical about an Iranian peace proposal that seeks to postpone discussion of Iran’s nuclear program, the Wall Street Journal and Associated Press reported.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Prominent journalist Andrzej Poczobut has been released from jail in Belarus in a swap with Poland that saw a total of 10 people freed as the authoritarian leader of Belarus seeks improved relations with the West, officials in both countries said Tuesday.—
Claudia Ciobanu,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Looks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looks%20up. Accessed 9 May. 2026.
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