look-through

American

[look-throo] / ˈlʊkˌθru /

noun

the opacity and texture of paper when inspected by transmitted light.

look through British

verb

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

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Etymology

Origin of look-through

First recorded in 1935–40

Example Sentences

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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

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

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

“But the bigger implication is that it could have an important look-through for Vanda’s GLP-1 nausea program.”

From Barron's

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