LOOKED OUT (FOR) Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

past tense of look out (for)

as in guarded (against)

to be cautious of or on guard against if you go in those woods, look out for snakes!

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as in watched

to have an interest or concern for as a fiduciary, she has an obligation to look out for our interests

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looked out for

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phrase

past tense of look out for

as in looked after

to attend to the needs and comforts of He always looks out for his grandkids.

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Earlier this week, a bystander at a local bar noticed his Meta Glasses.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
The exact story of how coffee was discovered isn’t known for sure, but one popular legend says an Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi noticed that when his goats ate from a red berry plant, they were infused with energy and stayed awake all night.

— Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 18 Oct. 2026

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Degroote says Fox acquired the format after executives watched the French adaptation, which significantly expanded the scale of the original Norwegian concept.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
According to Phillips, there were around 6 billion hours of unscripted watched across the BBC last year, while 70% of the corporation’s content mix is now unscripted.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026

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Ijbara also looked after Abuhashish’s younger brother, who followed Abuhashish to Chicago.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
Talem will be looked after by MAD Rising Celebrity, MAD Celebrity’s talent initiative dedicated to emerging standout acting talent from the Arab world and supporting their growth within the wider filmmaking industry.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

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Lucas said the city has been working to bring conventions and conferences to the city, including in 2024 when the United States Conference of Mayors brought 200 city leaders to town — which Lucas said no one actually cared about.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2026
Which Lee is true — the grandfather who wants to meet and get to know his granddaughter, or the father who never cared to know his son?

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026

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New Avatar turns rock on its head and reclaims Black women’s space in the genre the same way her Raven album did for the dance arena in 2022.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2026
Replicants are also looking for their identity as the dominant species, and if God made humans in his image as humans did for Replicants — well, some Replicants might want to find out how to become gods.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026

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