looks up

verb

present tense third-person singular of look up
1
as in pursues
to go in search of be sure to look me up if you're ever in town

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2
as in brightens
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 looks up Someone returning home after a long day looks up at the sky before opening their door, as if making a wish. — Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026 At Cornell’s Student & Campus Life Center, a junior working the front desk looks up from her laptop, covered in colorful Bible-verse stickers, to nervously answer a few questions. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026 As Antonio Silva looks up, Evanilson is between the two centre-backs. — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026 In a photo from the proposal that the San Francisco 49ers linebacker shared on Instagram, the former Bachelor contestant is seen holding a red rose as Warner looks up at her from one knee. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 13 Sep. 2026 By contrast, a research assistant who simply looks up stock market data from Brazil, for example, could easily be replaced by AI. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026 The stunner builds upon the boat builder’s existing Ultima 55 but adds a dose of Brabus’s propensity for dialing performance and looks up to 11. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 28 July 2026 These days, only the club’s awkward, unathletic Chinese-Australian underling PJ (Aaron Chen) looks up to him. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 23 July 2026 Alfred looks up from his digestif to see the very much not dead Bruce Wayne (Christian Bale) sitting across the table from Selina Kyle (Anne Hathaway). — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 July 2026
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  1. pursues
  2. brightens
  3. seeks
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  • While Hancock County School District pursues civil action, the Justice Department’s probe into athletic equipment sales remains ongoing.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Esther also pursues a career in real estate, earning her license and meeting Julian (Steven Weber), a wealthy, older client.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of pursues
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  • Today’s recipe Creamy, sweet dates soothe out the lemon in these bars, while the tart lemon brightens up the dates.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The colorful evergreen foliage provides a warm winter welcome on porches and brightens containers throughout the landscape all year long.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of brightens
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  • The university admissions replacement system still has to be designed, and legal changes may be needed — leaving crucial decisions unresolved even as the government seeks to persuade students to end their protests.
    — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The end of Vucic’s reign now ushers in a period of uncertainty as the disparate Student List seeks to establish a new order in the country.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of seeks

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“Looks up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looks%20up. Accessed 28 Oct. 2026.

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