: the ridge over the eye or the hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it
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The move has raised eyebrows among politicians and policy experts.
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Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Asking players to do things that are not as easy on the eye, like long throws or kicking the ball into touch straight after the first whistle, can raise eyebrows.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The kiss raised eyebrows when the video was first released in September 2024, when fans picked up on Princess Charlotte's reaction to seeing her parents looking loved up.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
While OpenAI says that scaling is key to driving innovation and future AI breakthroughs, investors and analysts are beginning to raise their eyebrows over the mindboggling sums.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025
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Lauren Sausser, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Asking players to do things that are not as easy on the eye, like long throws or kicking the ball into touch straight after the first whistle, can raise eyebrows.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
The kiss raised eyebrows when the video was first released in September 2024, when fans picked up on Princess Charlotte's reaction to seeing her parents looking loved up.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
While OpenAI says that scaling is key to driving innovation and future AI breakthroughs, investors and analysts are beginning to raise their eyebrows over the mindboggling sums.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2025
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“Eyebrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyebrow. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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eyebrow
noun
eye·brow
ˈī-ˌbrau̇ 
: the ridge over the eye or hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it
Medical Definition
eyebrow
noun
eye·brow
ˈī-ˌbrau̇
: the ridge over the eye or hair growing on it
called also brow
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