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looking up

VERB

research

Synonyms

WEAK

come upon confirm discover find hunt for peruse scan search for seek seek out track down

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decline wing it worsen

VERB

improve

Synonyms

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advance ameliorate come along convalesce gain get better mend perk up pick up progress recuperate shape up show improvement

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decline wing it worsen

Example Sentences

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Business is looking up for the provider of automation technology.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

“There’s no part of Route 66 where you’re looking up at a Cadillac range surrounded by red rocks. It’s the spirit of Route 66. I wouldn’t even call it a ‘best-of.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

"We are looking up, not down," he said after his side's 3-1 win over Brighton on Saturday.

From BBC • May 2, 2026

Kothandaraman said that things are looking up in Europe, where the war in Iran and its inflationary effects are convincing more people to add solar panels.

From Barron's • Apr. 29, 2026

But even after everyone else fell asleep, I lay wide awake, looking up at the stars through the wide hole in the ceiling.

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall