LOOKED (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 20 Similar Words

looked (on or upon)

verb

past tense of look (on or upon)

as in considered

to think of in a particular way you could call the comment mean-spirited, but I do not look on it that way at all

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In fact, the idea of splitting atoms for propulsion and power was being seriously considered almost as soon as the first atomic explosions were made public.

— David Szondy July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
In 2023, California regulators levied more than $100,000 in fines against the private operator of a federal immigration facility, kicking off a three-year battle over whether detainees who do work at the facilities should be considered employees.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of considered

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Even Advanced Placement examinations—formerly regarded as one of the strongest objective measures available—have become part of this debate.

— Scott White, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
Despite primarily playing club football for Bayer Leverkusen at centre-back, Quansah is regarded as a right-back option by Tuchel.

— Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 5 July 2026

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Mauney, widely seen as the best rider of his generation and someone who braved the hardest bulls to ride, had to retire in 2023 after a neck break on a bull called Arctic Assassin.

— Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Fireflies go through four life stages – egg, larva, pupa and adult – in a process called complete metamorphosis.

— Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 5 July 2026

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If the first eight steps, rising amid the site’s oak and maple trees, can be viewed as his birth and boyhood in the state, those at the summit reflect his later years of anguish and trial.

— Chris Kenning, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Critics have viewed that policy shift as a aggressive push toward assimilation.

— Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 1 July 2026

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