looking (into)

verb

Definition of looking (into)next
present participle of look (into)
as in exploring
to search through or into the owner is being forced to look into new options for promoting his declining business

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for looking (into)
  1. exploring
  2. investigating
  3. examining
Verb
  • Though the looks were (not surprisingly) all-black, Phillips had fun exploring how Cash’s personal style bled into Dylan’s this time around.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Nations should be exploring chances for a lasting peace, and avoiding forever wars.
    William Lambers, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of exploring
Verb
  • Fire officials are investigating what may have caused the fire.
    Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • What to know Several hours later, while investigating the deadly crash, police say 34-year-old Anna Marie Wabnitz of Cincinnati crashed into a Blue Ash police cruiser that was on the scene to warn oncoming drivers.
    Mike Schell, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of investigating
Verb
  • For a year, The Times has investigated this divide around interrogations, examining methods as well as multiple cases involving false confessions.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The result is a film whose formal audacity is matched by its moral seriousness, examining America’s Jim Crow era through casually searing images interwoven with poetic reveries and archival footage, our nation’s raw-wound present connected to an inescapable past.
    Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of examining
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“Looking (into).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looking%20%28into%29. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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