Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looked on
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When the guilty verdict was announced, Dale Warner stared at the floor and shook his head in apparent disbelief, reported The Daily Telegram, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Corey J. Murray,
USA Today,
12 Mar. 2026 -
Virginia stared its disappointment dead in the eye in the offseason, channeling it to fuel a run to the school’s first national championship.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Naseer Paktiawal looked at the face of his brother, Mohammad Nazeer Paktiawal, maybe for the last time.—
Bo Evans,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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He was examined by the team doctors for both Japan and the Miami Marlins before returning to Arizona, where the Cubs doctor also looked at him.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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The man gazed at Wilkes, whose expression went from exasperation to shock.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Too Much actress gazed at the camera while sitting on a velvet couch, her white bathrobe strategically arranged to add some subtle coverage to the intimate photo.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
25 Feb. 2026
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Mercado, a clinical support partner, walked to the hill’s edge and peered down.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Mar. 2026
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Samson Fellows peered inside a Winnipeg church on Grosvenor Avenue.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
11 Mar. 2026
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Still, other Coppin State runners gawked at his broad chest, bulging biceps and thick quads.—
Tyler Jett,
Des Moines Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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They’re presented as endearing surprises of nature and life, celebrated rather than gawked at.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2025
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Inside the old asylum, plaster peeled from mottled walls and holes gaped in the ceiling.—
Jen Rose Smith,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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Some stuffing gaped out of the rips on the back.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, posted a photograph on X of the burial site that was viewed 3 million times.—
Mahsa Alimardani,
The Atlantic,
13 Mar. 2026
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For decades, Cuban leaders have viewed Cuban exiles with hostility.—
Andrés Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Different cities for different folks But unlike Chinese tourists, who have commonly been perceived to visit tourist heavy spots like Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo, the influx of tourists from other countries seem to be bringing travelers to other regions in Japan.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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In parts of America, the idea of a man doing anything that can be perceived as feminine is politically charged.—
Zachary Bernstein,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Mar. 2026
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“Looked on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looked%20on. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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