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as in to look up
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for seek (out)
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That means asking for directions instead of using GPS, relying on the generosity of strangers and looking up and around instead of touchscreen scrolling.—
Tomris Laffly,
Variety,
28 Jan. 2026 -
Now, astute tennis fans will want to look up.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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An engineer named Eiji Nakatsu cast about for a way to make the trains quiet.—
Carl Zimmer,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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On the subject of creating the film, Deckelmeyer asked the cast about their unusual strings of accidents on set.—
Scott Huver,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Mamdani’s team learned to use the Post to its advantage in limited ways, posting screengrabs of New York Post headlines intended to upset conservative readers that the campaign thought made Mamdani look good.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Whether Justin takes home a Grammy (or more) tonight, his couple’s look with his other half was a winner.—
Irene Kim,
Vogue,
2 Feb. 2026
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The actress paired the gold frock with a statement necklace that reached her torso, along with sparkling earrings, rings and bracelets.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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Reds reach deal with Suarez Eugenio Suarez and the Cincinnati Reds have agreed on a $15 million, one-year contract, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday night.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Day in, day out, American planes, drones, and commando teams go out and hunt terrorists across several continents.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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Cosmic ray detectors hunt rare antideuterons as dark matter annihilation signatures—but galactic cosmic rays smashing into interstellar gas also produce them, creating background noise.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Seek (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/seek%20%28out%29. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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