on the lookout for
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: looking or searching for (something or someone)
An avid shopper, she was always on the lookout for sales.
The police are on the lookout for two men who escaped from custody yesterday.
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Thankfully, Google is always on the lookout for new vulnerabilities that might allow an attacker to compromise user data and even paid hackers $11.8 million in 2024 for doing just that.
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
This has only been observed in bird-breeding season, when the birds on the lookout for sticks to construct or repair their nests.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 11 Apr. 2025
Chelsea is another elite level club on the lookout for attacking quality.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The production is currently on the lookout for writers, so there is no news yet on a director or cast.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
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Davey Winder, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
This has only been observed in bird-breeding season, when the birds on the lookout for sticks to construct or repair their nests.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 11 Apr. 2025
Chelsea is another elite level club on the lookout for attacking quality.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
The production is currently on the lookout for writers, so there is no news yet on a director or cast.
—Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on the lookout for
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“On the lookout for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20the%20lookout%20for. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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