Fail and Looking at

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Fail verb - To stop functioning.

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Looking at is an antonym for fail.

Nearby Words: failure, failing, failed

Looking at noun - The act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually.

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Fail is an antonym for looking at in topics: travel, understand.

While looking at it isn't immediately maddening, all attempts to understand it or classify it fail, and it moves, reshapes, and exists in manners that should not be possible.

Source: Eldritch Abomination / Literature
Shout-Out: Zombie movies specifically are used by Joe in briefing his team, to let them know what kind of scenario they're looking at if they fail.

Source: Literature / Joe Ledger
In Metro 2033, you breathe very loudly when you put your gas mask on, and when your filter starts to fail, you start wheezing (while looking at your lens fog up).

Source: Vader Breath

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