LOOKED TO Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

looked to

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past tense of look to

as in relied

to place reliance or trust They always looked to their mother for advice.

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as in looked after

to attend to the needs and comforts of She looked to the dogs when her neighbor was out of town.

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On Halloween, the Simpson kids are looked after by the Fat in the Hat.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
My facialist commented on how much better my dark spots looked after a month of use.

— Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 21 Oct. 2026

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Could Anderon do for quantum hardware what TSMC did for conventional chips?

— Brian Jenney, IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2026
But what Indiana football did for the school is provide hope that everything that has transpired over the last two years in one sport, can be done again across multiple venues across campus.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

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