looks on

verb

present tense third-person singular of look on
as in looks

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for looks on
  1. looks
  2. stares
  3. gazes
  4. peers
  5. glares
  6. gapes
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  • However, each side holds that the Yemeni civil war has now entered a new phase from which neither side looks eager to extricate itself.
    — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 4 Oct. 2026
  • For many of their classmates on campus and elsewhere around the country, the present looks bleak and the future uncertain at best.
    — Jacqueline Ganun, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of looks
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  • Lux is drawn back to the old pictures and voice notes on his phone, while Mille stares at the WhatsApp chat with her sister as if waiting for a response.
    — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026
  • When Molly holds out her empty hand, Yvette stares at it, then shoves her dustpan under one arm, laces her fingers through Molly’s.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of stares
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  • An investor gazes at a share price board showing various stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 25, 2015.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Yan gazes intently at how the colors reflect against Pascoal’s skin, eyes and hair.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of gazes
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  • Szor's camera captures the glittering lights of the city and often peers into apartment windows, showing us Israeli citizens working out, eating meals and watching the news.
    — Justin Chang, NPR, 2 Oct. 2026
  • As the Alpha Gang spies subtly on one another, the camera peers through their binoculars (also branded with AG).
    — Cortlyn Kelly, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of peers
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  • My eleven-year-old self rolls her eyes, glares at my thirty-six-year-old body, and silently calls me fat.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
Definition of glares
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  • Straitjacketed inside the inescapable present, Pearl gapes up to discover that her husband, Walker, has found her; Walker was always going to find her.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of gapes
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“Looks on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looks%20on. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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