: 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 cutthroat nature of that process raised eyebrows around the league.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Pairing Antetokounmpo with Anthony Edwards would make even a layman’s eyebrows raise.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The key to nailing any coordinated dressing is much like good eyebrows—they’re sisters not twins.
—Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2026
That would be eyebrow-raising, given that it’s supposed to be just three months from the launch of an expansion to the Major Update, and just six months until the new expansion itself.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 5 Feb. 2026
Pairing Antetokounmpo with Anthony Edwards would make even a layman’s eyebrows raise.
—Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026
The key to nailing any coordinated dressing is much like good eyebrows—they’re sisters not twins.
—Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2026
That would be eyebrow-raising, given that it’s supposed to be just three months from the launch of an expansion to the Major Update, and just six months until the new expansion itself.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
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“Eyebrow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eyebrow. Accessed 9 Feb. 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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