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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Purdue is currently in the design phase for what part of the rest of the OneHealth district will look like, said Dan DeLaurentis, Purdue Executive Vice President for Research. Alysa Guffey, IndyStar, 2 Oct. 2025 Thus, with two sides seemingly at odds butting heads over what this new world will look like, leverage becomes a major factor in the timing for signing a contract. Arpon Basu, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 What does that look like off-set? Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2025 It was supposed to look like some sort of Rothko blanket. Vogue, 25 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for look like

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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.

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