look on
verb
looked on; looking on; looks on
: watch sense 3b
looked on anxiously from the sidelines
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From N.Y.C to Australia, stars are making style statements.
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Jackie Fields, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Because of the way the fight looks on paper, Davis has been criticized for his choice of opposition.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Around that time, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz will resign to become Trump's national security adviser, while New York Rep. Elise Stefanik looks on track to secure Senate confirmation as the country's next ambassador to the U.N.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Arriving on the massacre scene, Red Feather first chastises the Paiutes for working with the Mormons, then underscores his point by killing them as the terrified Mormon women look on.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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Jackie Fields, People.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Because of the way the fight looks on paper, Davis has been criticized for his choice of opposition.
—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Around that time, Florida Rep. Mike Waltz will resign to become Trump's national security adviser, while New York Rep. Elise Stefanik looks on track to secure Senate confirmation as the country's next ambassador to the U.N.
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 9 Jan. 2025
Arriving on the massacre scene, Red Feather first chastises the Paiutes for working with the Mormons, then underscores his point by killing them as the terrified Mormon women look on.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 9 Jan. 2025
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20on. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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