look like
idiom
: to have an appearance that is very similar to (someone or something) : to resemble (someone or something)
You look just like your mother!
That powdered sugar looks like snow.
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From the ground, northeastern Norway might look like fjord country, peppered with neat red houses and dissected by snowmobile tours through the winter.
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Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
What did getting into the headspace of Eboni look like?
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Ethnic communities in this country have voted for representatives that look like them since the 19th century.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
While some of the collection is offered in more muted shades of ivory and grey, Tanzer and Simpson wanted to challenge the status quo of what a bed ‘should’ look like.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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Morgan Meaker, WIRED, 17 Oct. 2024
What did getting into the headspace of Eboni look like?
—Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Ethnic communities in this country have voted for representatives that look like them since the 19th century.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2024
While some of the collection is offered in more muted shades of ivory and grey, Tanzer and Simpson wanted to challenge the status quo of what a bed ‘should’ look like.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.
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