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look through

Verb

Meaning

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see look,‎ through.
He looked through the binoculars at the bird.

To take a view of the contents of; search in, either with the eyes or by hand.
I looked through the magazine, but it didn't seem very interesting.
Airport security looked through her purse and confiscated her nail scissors.

(transitive, archaic) To penetrate with the understanding; to see through.

(idiomatic, often with "right") To appear or pretend not to see something or someone who is clearly visible.
I tried to get Michele's attention at the party, but she looked right through me!

Source: en.wiktionary.org

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According to the Warner Robins Police Department, the SWAT team arrived shortly after where they broke down the door and used a robot to look through the home. Source: Internet

A supportive or disappointed look through the camera pales in comparison to a private in-person nod of encouragement or a stern warning. Source: Internet

"But if you are under attack you can pull the hatch up and look through vision slits to drive. Source: Internet

DCI Harding previously said: 'In this sort of setting in rural London the murder is incredibly unusual and it gives us an enormous crime scene to look through. Source: Internet

After a month of school, I asked my husband to look through the papers and craft projects our son had brought home from school and find one, paper or project that showed some sort of self-expression or creativity. Source: Internet

He said he took the time to sit down with Woods and look through her case documents to review the facts that were there. Source: Internet

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