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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These innocuous greens look like weeds but taste better than spinach.
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Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
The single mother says the ads are promoting products that look like hers, and sending customers to scam sites overseas.
—Frankie McLister, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Social media’s latest holiday food trend features adorable fruit arrangements made to look like miniature trees.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
Today will look like a partisan mess to most people.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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Von Diaz, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Dec. 2025
The single mother says the ads are promoting products that look like hers, and sending customers to scam sites overseas.
—Frankie McLister, CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
Social media’s latest holiday food trend features adorable fruit arrangements made to look like miniature trees.
—Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Dec. 2025
Today will look like a partisan mess to most people.
—Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 11 Dec. 2025
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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
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