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Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking on
Verb
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For the first time in the Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Avs’ mortality was staring them in the face.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
23 May 2026 -
But the biggest thing worth cheering for is that fans won’t have to spend hours staring at brake lights on I-95.—
JP Shaffer,
Miami Herald,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Navel-gazing cinema about the creative process isn’t usually my bag, but Almodóvar doesn’t take his own misery that seriously, even inserting a manic pixie dream hunk, a male stripper-slash-firefighter played by Patrick Criado, for a little bump and grind.—
Joshua Rothkopf,
Los Angeles Times,
22 May 2026
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Marisa Anderson’s latest album of epic, horizon-gazing guitar compositions pulls from an international songbook that includes work from Afghanistan, Vietnam, Yemen, and Cambodia.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
22 May 2026
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Qassem and Hanan drove from one hospital to another, trying to find Malak, while Ali stayed behind and kept looking for Zahra.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Sheriff’s homicide investigators are looking into the case.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2026
Verb
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How does the Fort Lauderdale airport fill a gaping void in flights, counter space and gates?—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 May 2026
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Hutson deked around a stick-less Jordan Greenway and dropped a pass to Caufield, who scored into the gaping net as the crowd erupted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 May 2026
Verb
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This seemingly reflexive action of whipping out their phones while gawking and filming isn’t a novel occurrence.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 May 2026
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Those are important characteristics for advertisers seeking to make dynamic campaigns for an audience that's grown accustomed to viewing short-form videos on Reels or gawking at cat photos on Facebook and Instagram.—
Jonathan Vanian,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The only glaring weakness here is a premium valuation to match CSWC’s premium performance.—
Brett Owens,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2026
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In reality, that's often when the moon appears at its brightest, flattest and most glaring through a telescope.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
22 May 2026
Verb
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Qassem and Ali moved through every room, peering into corners, opening doors.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Inside, the front desk is flanked by an animatronic dire wolf and a life-size acrylic woolly mammoth peering out from what appears to be a massive block of ice.—
Alex Morris,
Rolling Stone,
19 May 2026
Verb
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That might mean that your husband and son have a private commemoration at a spot that was meaningful to your father, or that your son comes to the viewing early and your husband helps him out.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
25 May 2026
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Once communities begin viewing treatment centers as places people enter but never leave, public-health systems begin to fracture.—
Steve Brozak,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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“Looking on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20on. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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