LOOKS (ON OR UPON) Synonyms: 20 Similar Words

looks (on or upon)

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present tense third-person singular of look (on or upon)

as in considers

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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Alongside India, Lauder considers the Middle East as having major long-term growth potential.

— Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
Outdoor safety As a parent herself, Arnaout considers street and pedestrian safety her primary concern on Halloween night.

— Lina Ruiz October 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

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Johnny calls David with this update just in time to stop Cathcarts’ final offer from reaching the Taylor & Byrne camp.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Then in 1989, an assailant attacked an elementary school in Stockton, California, using an assault rifle to kill five people and wound 29, prompting public outcry and calls to restrict such weapons.

— Robert Spitzer, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

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Stock Chart IconStock chart icon Shares of TSMC TSMC, which counts Nvidia and Apple among its customers, has been a major beneficiary of surging demand for advanced AI chips.

— Jenny Lee, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Disputes over the definition of what counts as a measles death and how news of the deaths is shared with the public have disrupted public health response plans.

— Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

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At the Irish Rep, director Ciarán O’Reilly has brought O’Neill’s expressionist howl back for a swift, sturdy, smaller-scale revival that now feels unnervingly on-the-pulse.

— Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
For the residents of Shelekhov, however, the official narrative of a routine pneumonia death feels completely disconnected from the sudden quarantine of 200 people.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026

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