to examine, esp cursorily
he looked through his notes before the lecture
(intr, preposition) to ignore (a person) deliberately
whenever he meets his ex-girlfriend, she looks straight through him
First recorded in 1935–40
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We will have lots of fascinating solutions to look through and learn from.
From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026
"Nurseries have these apps and I was able to look through and see that he'd changed my child's nappy, there were pictures with him in the background," she said.
From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026
The obvious question hangs over the business model: Why would anyone pay to look through a binocular viewer when they already carry an iPhone capable of zooming, recording video and applying digital filters?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
It can do things for the user following prompts, like sett reminders or look through messages and pull specific information.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
Sitting down on a bench, I look through a side door leading to the children’s playroom, a wave of nostalgia hitting me.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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