look through
phrasal verb
looked through; looking through; looks through
1
: to read or briefly examine some of the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.)
She was looking through a magazine as she waited in the doctor's office.
2
: to look at the different parts of (a collection or group of things)
I looked through all his letters.
3
: to place one's eyes so as to see through (something)
look through a telescope
4
: to pretend not to see or recognize (someone) in a rude or unfriendly way
We used to be best friends but when she passed me on the street yesterday she looked (right/straight) through me without even saying hello!
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The alarm spurred jail staff to search the facility as investigators looked through surveillance video footage.
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 21 May 2025
British historians were able to verify the document’s true authenticity after an academic stumbled across the item while looking through Harvard Law School’s online archives.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Reboots turned into a phenomenon and everybody looked through all the old shows considering what to bring back.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
During these inspections, travelers may be questioned or their electronic devices looked through as a way to confirm their identity and reasons for being in the U.S.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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Alex Sundby, CBS News, 21 May 2025
British historians were able to verify the document’s true authenticity after an academic stumbled across the item while looking through Harvard Law School’s online archives.
—Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 15 May 2025
Reboots turned into a phenomenon and everybody looked through all the old shows considering what to bring back.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025
During these inspections, travelers may be questioned or their electronic devices looked through as a way to confirm their identity and reasons for being in the U.S.
—Kathleen Wong, USA Today, 15 May 2025
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“Look through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20through. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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