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Recent Examples of look on
The Iowa Wild got a little bit of a different look on Friday as Minnesota general manager Bill Guerin worked a deal with the San Jose Sharks that will bring a former first-round draft pick to Des Moines.
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Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
The Bra-Ilelujah uses hosiery on the bar wing, because Blakely sought a nude, flat and smoothing look on the wearer’s back, Hanson said.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Irina Shayk Irina Shayk also wore more than one look on the runway.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, a software mogul and VP contender who was also in attendance, could only look on as his name went unmentioned.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The mom of three posted a photo of her game-day look on Instagram.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
The look on her face in the final scene is a master class in itself.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The four-episode docuseries, directed by María José Cuevas, and produced by Laura Woldenberg and Ivonne Gutiérrez by production company Mezcla, will give fans an intimate look on how the artist also known as El Divo de Juarez broke stereotypes in the traditional ranchera world.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
The Jets, down 10-6, went into the locker room, many players with a confused look on their faces.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 17 Oct. 2025
The Bra-Ilelujah uses hosiery on the bar wing, because Blakely sought a nude, flat and smoothing look on the wearer’s back, Hanson said.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Irina Shayk Irina Shayk also wore more than one look on the runway.
—Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
North Dakota governor Doug Burgum, a software mogul and VP contender who was also in attendance, could only look on as his name went unmentioned.
—Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2025
The mom of three posted a photo of her game-day look on Instagram.
—Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
The look on her face in the final scene is a master class in itself.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025
The four-episode docuseries, directed by María José Cuevas, and produced by Laura Woldenberg and Ivonne Gutiérrez by production company Mezcla, will give fans an intimate look on how the artist also known as El Divo de Juarez broke stereotypes in the traditional ranchera world.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2025
The Jets, down 10-6, went into the locker room, many players with a confused look on their faces.
—Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for look on
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This option by Loloi, made in collaboration with fellow HGTV star Joanna Gaines, has a gorgeous neutral pattern that will look at home during any season.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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And a fifth of job seekers on the hunt have been looking for a year.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sean Monahan, Voronkov and others came up empty on point-blank opportunities that left them staring into the rafters or yelling at the ice in frustration.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Then, in the 1980s, Anne stared as Veronica Rooney on the hit sitcom Archie Bunker’s Place, a role that added two more Emmy nods to her roster.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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The footage shows a tabby cat gazing out the window with her back to the camera while a small gray-and-white kitten sits beside her.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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This time of year, the annual month-long Perseid Meteor Shower is peaking, so once the sun does finally set, gaze upward again to see a flurry of shooting stars.—
Maya Silver,
Outside,
21 Oct. 2025
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The place is the Savin Bar + Kitchen, in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood, where immediately inside the front door, patrons are greeted by a larger-than-life framed mugshot of Bulger — the mob-boss, murderer, bank robber, drug dealer and extortionist — peering cooly out from under his fedora.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
24 Oct. 2025
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This is the first in a series of mysterious and increasingly frightening events that follow him through his childhood, all of it narrated in 'Penpal' by his adult self peering through a distorted lens of shaky, imperfect recall.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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An era of glaring inequality was also a golden age of graft.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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The real beauty of sport lies in the continual struggle against imperfection, glaring weaknesses both inner and outer.—
Sally Jenkins,
The Atlantic,
27 Oct. 2025
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And parenting without a mom leaves a gaping hole for many since mothers often provide instrumental support and emotional scaffolding needed in the postpartum period.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
23 Oct. 2025
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In his district, the cafeteria needs repairs even after the emergency replacement of a roof that had a gaping hole in it.—
Jennifer Smith Richards,
ProPublica,
22 Oct. 2025
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Those who have a personal my Social Security account may be able to view their COLA notice earlier online.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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In addition to using it for course work, hundreds of students have checked the collection and map to view the buildings from their own villages.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Look on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20on. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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