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as in overlook
a high place or structure from which a wide view is possible
we went up to the lookout on the top of the hill to watch the fireworks
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as in guard
a person or group that watches over someone or something
make sure to post a lookout so that no one can sneak up on us
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as in watch
an act or period of watching for signs of activity, danger, or opportunity
one of the robbers kept a lookout for the police
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Recent Examples of lookout
To catch them, find a lookout spot with clear views to the southwest horizon.
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
Thank you so much for being on the lookout, also thanks to everyone who took the time to send me a message, thank you.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
State election officials have been gaming out scenarios, and a public interest group has used celebrity deepfakes to try to warn voters to be on the lookout.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Cliffs that were once gang lookouts are now being considered scenic locations for hotels.
—David Culver, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 1 Nov. 2024
Thank you so much for being on the lookout, also thanks to everyone who took the time to send me a message, thank you.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
State election officials have been gaming out scenarios, and a public interest group has used celebrity deepfakes to try to warn voters to be on the lookout.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 31 Oct. 2024
Cliffs that were once gang lookouts are now being considered scenic locations for hotels.
—David Culver, CNN, 12 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lookout
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For some of the most glorious fall scenes, drive to Jump Off Rock scenic overlook — or The Horse Shoe Farm.Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 7 Sep. 2024
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There’s a scenic overlook of Burbank on the Universal Starway.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 July 2024
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The drones and robots are outfitted with hidden cameras so researchers can get an up-close view of live critters without a noticeable human presence.Alice Jones Webb, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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After this initial puzzlement, I got used to switching to Edit view quickly.PCMAG, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 2024
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Matchup to watch: Oregon State left guard Joshua Gray vs. SJSU defensive lineman Soane Toia.Christian Vieyra, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The Los Angeles Lakers will send guard Bronny James to their G-League affiliate beginning Saturday, per ESPN.Rohan Nadkarni, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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In one instance, a man survived a gunshot only due to his pocket watch deflecting the bullet, while another joined the Union army after deserting the Confederacy.Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
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Meyers also joked about having gone to an election watch party.Bethy Squires, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
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In August 2020, the observatory started crumbling after an auxiliary cable snapped, causing damage to the telescope’s dish and the receiver platform that hung above it, according to the National Science Foundation.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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These objects are too faint and at the wrong wavelengths to be seen by previous observatories, like the Hubble Space Telescope.Rebecca Boyle, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2024
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This poses a serious challenge to the custodians of the existing system of national security policymaking: the uniformed military and the civil service that make up the vast majority of people tasked with overseeing any president’s agenda.Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 6 Nov. 2024
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The screenplay by Tom DeNucci (Vault) follows Rickey, a high school custodian whose world is rocked when his girlfriend, Kelly, is selected to play hockey for Team USA and compete in the World Games, thus leaving him behind.Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
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The tower gets impressively tall, but Caroline ultimately takes the fall.Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
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An array of park trails are within a 25-minute drive of your tower, including Sunday Gulch Trailhead, which weaves by dramatic van-sized boulders for three miles, or the take the route up Black Elk Peak, South Dakota’s highest point.Stephanie Vermillion, Outside Online, 6 Nov. 2024
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In these accounts parents act as guardians and the children are the beneficiaries until the child reaches the age of majority (usually 18, but sometimes 21) in their state.Stephanie Dhue,Sharon Epperson, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2024
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In the older strata, the animals were preserved in three dimensions, often in sleeping positions or in nests, or as a guardian of nests, a predator attacking a mammal, or even dinos locked in a fight.Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Lookout.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lookout. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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