look over
verb
looked over; looking over; looks over
: to inspect or examine especially in a cursory way
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Crime scene technicians look over the Young Park parking lot after a mass shooting overnight on March 22, 2025 in Las Cruces, N.M.
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CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
An investigator looks over the scene at a Tesla Collision Center after an individual used incendiary devices to set several vehicles on fire on March 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
The papers noted that the DA’s Conviction Review Unit twice looked over the case — even investigating, following a tip, that a woman had killed the rabbi — and both times closed out its probe.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
When Doug Ford looks over his shoulder and sees his lost brother, Rob is forever winning.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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CBS News, 22 Mar. 2025
An investigator looks over the scene at a Tesla Collision Center after an individual used incendiary devices to set several vehicles on fire on March 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
—Dan Mangan, CNBC, 19 Mar. 2025
The papers noted that the DA’s Conviction Review Unit twice looked over the case — even investigating, following a tip, that a woman had killed the rabbi — and both times closed out its probe.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025
When Doug Ford looks over his shoulder and sees his lost brother, Rob is forever winning.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Look over.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20over. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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