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.
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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
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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
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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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