look through
phrasal verb
looked through; looking through; looks through
1
: to read or briefly examine some of the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.)
She was looking through a magazine as she waited in the doctor's office.
2
: to look at the different parts of (a collection or group of things)
I looked through all his letters.
3
: to place one's eyes so as to see through (something)
look through a telescope
4
: to pretend not to see or recognize (someone) in a rude or unfriendly way
We used to be best friends but when she passed me on the street yesterday she looked (right/straight) through me without even saying hello!
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Daniel picks it up, plugs it in, and looks through it.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
If those trends are apparent in the report, central bank policymakers are expected to look through the increase and turn their attention more to the increasingly weak jobs market that could use a boost from lower rates.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
In its post announcing the upcoming roll out of parental controls, OpenAI also shared plans to route sensitive inquiries to a model of their chatbot that spends a longer time reasoning and looking through context before responding to prompts.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
My husband looked through, like, oh my God, just like Scout.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2025
If those trends are apparent in the report, central bank policymakers are expected to look through the increase and turn their attention more to the increasingly weak jobs market that could use a boost from lower rates.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2025
In its post announcing the upcoming roll out of parental controls, OpenAI also shared plans to route sensitive inquiries to a model of their chatbot that spends a longer time reasoning and looking through context before responding to prompts.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 3 Sep. 2025
My husband looked through, like, oh my God, just like Scout.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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“Look through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20through. Accessed 13 Sep. 2025.
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