look through
phrasal verb
looked through; looking through; looks through
1
: to read or briefly examine some of the pages of (a book, magazine, etc.)
She was looking through a magazine as she waited in the doctor's office.
2
: to look at the different parts of (a collection or group of things)
I looked through all his letters.
3
: to place one's eyes so as to see through (something)
look through a telescope
4
: to pretend not to see or recognize (someone) in a rude or unfriendly way
We used to be best friends but when she passed me on the street yesterday she looked (right/straight) through me without even saying hello!
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Vehicles sit submerged as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas.
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Soto said investigators were also looking through the units to make sure there was nothing that could reignite the fire.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
The rare disorder impairs vision, as if the person is looking through snow or static on an old television.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Vehicles sit submerged as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas.
—Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 7 July 2025
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Isabel Van Brugen, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Soto said investigators were also looking through the units to make sure there was nothing that could reignite the fire.
—Charlotte Observer, 10 July 2025
The rare disorder impairs vision, as if the person is looking through snow or static on an old television.
—Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 10 July 2025
Vehicles sit submerged as a search and rescue worker looks through debris for any survivors or remains of people swept up in the flash flooding on July 6, 2025 in Hunt, Texas.
—Paulina Smolinski, CBS News, 7 July 2025
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“Look through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20through. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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