1
as in to pursue
to go in search of
be sure to look me up if you're ever in town
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as in to brighten
to become glad or hopeful
by the next morning, the skies had begun to clear and we were looking up
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Recent Examples of look up
And as the women around the table all look down into their lemon pasta and contemplate the bleak future that awaits them all, Kathy looks up a little cockeyed at Dorit.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
All across the country, people looked up Google: move to Scotland.
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
When Phoebe’s tail finally stopped, Dave looked up and was surprised to see the house.
—Claire Cameron, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2025
Engaging in mindfulness requires active meditation through viewing everything as a wonder — from looking up at the clouds to simply breathing in and out.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
All across the country, people looked up Google: move to Scotland.
—Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 4 Feb. 2025
When Phoebe’s tail finally stopped, Dave looked up and was surprised to see the house.
—Claire Cameron, Outside Online, 3 Feb. 2025
Engaging in mindfulness requires active meditation through viewing everything as a wonder — from looking up at the clouds to simply breathing in and out.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
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Donald Trump certainly was elected to the presidency based on a commitment to reduce the size of the federal government and all the reasons listed above mean that relatively generous buyouts make better sense for an administration pursuing that aim than firing folks.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2025
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That would be the quiet young man sitting opposite me in a pub in Stockport while the Liverpool vice-captain wrestles with the dilemma of whether to leave for Real Madrid to pursue his dream of winning the Ballon d’Or.—
Oliver Kay,
The Athletic,
8 Feb. 2025
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Or brighten up your campsite with Asmad Solar Garden Lights, currently 41 percent off.—
Rosie Marder,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Feb. 2025
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In 1912, Albert Einstein posited that when a foreground star drifts in front of a background star, the background star should briefly brighten, as the gravity of the one in front distorts and magnifies its light.—
Jeffrey Kluger/Greenbelt,
TIME,
8 Feb. 2025
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Workers at the five-year-old warehouse in the city of Garner will vote through Friday to join or reject the upstart Carolina Amazonians United for Solidarity and Empowerment, or CAUSE, which seeks to push Amazon for higher wages, longer breaks and more scheduling flexibility, among other things.—
Greg Bensinger,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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The school district also has urged families to update their emergency contact information and their family plan and consider seeking assistance, if needed, from legal resources such as Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services and the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota.—
Imani Cruzen,
Twin Cities,
10 Feb. 2025
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Their phrases, complex yet seemingly effortless, often direct our vision beyond their bodies to others or to the light glowing behind them, as if in reverence of the Amazonian waters and wonders, ever in need of preservation.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
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Look at it full and glowing through the window (on All Hallows’ Eve, no less!), and the night so beautifully full of screaming.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Look up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20up. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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