look like
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: 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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The singer wore a black maxi dress with cutouts, and paired the look with the high fashion house's limited-edition 2021 Faubourg Birkin, which is made to look like the brand's flagship store on Rue du Faubourg in Paris, featuring windows and all.
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
The doll features the iconic gingham dress, stunning jewelry accessories, and even a makeover to look like leading lady Margot Robbie.
—Hildara Araya, Parents, 4 Dec. 2025
As both fine theater and a harbinger for what stock-car racing will look like in the future, this trial is well worth watching.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
The eventual Super Bowl champion Steelers, meanwhile, didn't quite look like to-be champions, losing 38-31 at home against the Cincinnati Bengals.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 4 Dec. 2025
The doll features the iconic gingham dress, stunning jewelry accessories, and even a makeover to look like leading lady Margot Robbie.
—Hildara Araya, Parents, 4 Dec. 2025
As both fine theater and a harbinger for what stock-car racing will look like in the future, this trial is well worth watching.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
The eventual Super Bowl champion Steelers, meanwhile, didn't quite look like to-be champions, losing 38-31 at home against the Cincinnati Bengals.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 4 Dec. 2025
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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 7 Dec. 2025.
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