be on the lookout for

idiom

variants or keep a lookout for

Synonyms of be on the lookout for next

: to watch or search for (something or someone) : be alert to

Be on the lookout for flooded roads after heavy rainstorms.

The police officer walked through the neighborhood, keeping a (sharp) lookout for any suspicious activity.

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Local health care facilities have advised residents to be on the lookout for patients presenting with norovirus symptoms such as nausea, stomach pain, body ache, headache and fever. —

Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 30 Dec. 2024 And don't forget to be on the lookout for the airport's animal therapy program. —

Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 5 Dec. 2024 Kobayashi’s loved ones continued to urge the public to be on the lookout for her. —

Jessica Botelho, Baltimore Sun, 2 Dec. 2024 Watch on Hulu Fresh Noa (Daisy Edgar-Jones) is a single woman who is on the lookout for a partner but tired of the online dating scene. —

Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 7 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for be on the lookout for

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