: the ridge over the eye or the hair growing usually in a line or arch on the skin over it
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Scarlett Johansson Scarlett Johansson is raising eyebrows after locking lips with a costar.
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 19 June 2025
There’s plenty of discourse on what not to wear to a wedding (white is obviously off the table; red can raise eyebrows), and most nuptials come with some sort of dress-code guidance.
—Catie Pusateri, Glamour, 17 June 2025
The acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker’s decision to split the film — which made its premiere out of competition at Cannes in 2024 — into two parts had raised eyebrows, as did the news that the first installment would take the marquee billing at China’s major annual cinema gathering.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Earlier this week, Trump raised eyebrows during a speech at Fort Bragg when members of the 82nd Airborne Division, who were directed to stand behind Trump, booed and cheered during his incendiary remarks, including condemnation of his predecessor Joe Biden.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
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Jay Stahl, USA Today, 19 June 2025
There’s plenty of discourse on what not to wear to a wedding (white is obviously off the table; red can raise eyebrows), and most nuptials come with some sort of dress-code guidance.
—Catie Pusateri, Glamour, 17 June 2025
The acclaimed Hong Kong filmmaker’s decision to split the film — which made its premiere out of competition at Cannes in 2024 — into two parts had raised eyebrows, as did the news that the first installment would take the marquee billing at China’s major annual cinema gathering.
—Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 16 June 2025
Earlier this week, Trump raised eyebrows during a speech at Fort Bragg when members of the 82nd Airborne Division, who were directed to stand behind Trump, booed and cheered during his incendiary remarks, including condemnation of his predecessor Joe Biden.
—Lolita C. Baldor, Arkansas Online, 15 June 2025
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“Eyebrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyebrow. Accessed 30 Jun. 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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