look-through
noun
the opacity and texture of paper when inspected by transmitted light.
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look throughverbto examine, esp cursorily
look-through
American
[look-throo]
/ ˈlʊkˌθru /
noun
look through
British
verb
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to examine, esp cursorily
he looked through his notes before the lecture
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(intr, preposition) to ignore (a person) deliberately
whenever he meets his ex-girlfriend, she looks straight through him
Etymology
Origin of look-through
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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The most significant part of the meeting, noted Dario Perkins of TS Lombard, was Powell’s lukewarm support for the look-through approach, a hawkish turn from how the committee had been treating tariffs.
From Barron's ● Mar. 18, 2026
“But the bigger implication is that it could have an important look-through for Vanda’s GLP-1 nausea program.”
From Barron's ● Dec. 31, 2025
The hotels themselves are required to have look-through atriums, so that passers-by as well as paying guests can see the picturesque spread of Los Angeles spilling out across the basin.
From New York Times ● Aug. 21, 2015
In contrast with the look-through transparency of these playwrights, Harold Pinter maintains a tantalizing and fascinating opacity in his characters.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I suppose when I look through 250, 300 years since the Industrial Revolution, for every new technology, we’ve heard the same story of this being negative for jobs,” Reid said.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026
“They can’t look through binoculars” to see Israel from Iran, said Eliav Noori, a cybersecurity expert at Israel’s cyber directorate.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 11, 2026
But Ord Minnett says investors may look through the quarter and focus on more positive news flow, such as its four-year outlook and completed sale of the Edna May mine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
We are quite happy to look through rose-tinted spectacles at what we had in the past.
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
“Mr. Bowditch, sir, is it true that you let Johnny look through your sextant? Or was the little lubber lying to us?”
From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham
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