: the ridge over the eye or the hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it
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Olie asked, raising an eyebrow.
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Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Fox News Digital previously reported on the eyebrow-raising trend — citing social media posts that described how travelers handle clothing and other necessities on the other end of their trips.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The calls were fairly innocuous and typically would not raise eyebrows.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
In the modern Hollywood era, Kylie Jenner and Tyga (who met when Jenner was 14 and Tyga was 21) and Florence Pugh and Zach Braff (a 21-year gap) have raised eyebrows, as have several of Scott Disick's relationships.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Fox News Digital previously reported on the eyebrow-raising trend — citing social media posts that described how travelers handle clothing and other necessities on the other end of their trips.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The calls were fairly innocuous and typically would not raise eyebrows.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2026
In the modern Hollywood era, Kylie Jenner and Tyga (who met when Jenner was 14 and Tyga was 21) and Florence Pugh and Zach Braff (a 21-year gap) have raised eyebrows, as have several of Scott Disick's relationships.
—Charles Trepany, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
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“Eyebrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyebrow. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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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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