look around
idiom
1
: to go through a place in order to see what is there : to explore a place
We arrived early at the theater and spent a few minutes looking around.
The kids looked around the shops while we unpacked.
2
: to search (for something)
I looked around for my keys but I couldn't find them anywhere.
He is looking around for a new car.
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Every few weeks during a team meeting, Campbell’s players will start to look around the room and shrug their shoulders at each other.
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Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
One need only look around the office or the news cycle to glimpse this phenomenon in action: The key to garnering influence, favor and, for that matter, votes, appears increasingly to be bold proclamations and ceaseless agitation in the face of a real or imagined threat.
—Martin Gutmann, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
But a look around the league this season shows there’s still a big place for feature backs.
—Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The new owners let Pitts look around and pointed out that there was a cellar in the kitchen.
—Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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Zak Keefer, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
One need only look around the office or the news cycle to glimpse this phenomenon in action: The key to garnering influence, favor and, for that matter, votes, appears increasingly to be bold proclamations and ceaseless agitation in the face of a real or imagined threat.
—Martin Gutmann, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
But a look around the league this season shows there’s still a big place for feature backs.
—Ted Nguyen, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
The new owners let Pitts look around and pointed out that there was a cellar in the kitchen.
—Yasmeen Saadi, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2024
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“Look around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20around. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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