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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He’s made athletes like Daniel Gafford look like savants. Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 Ever since Taylor Swift announced her engagement, there has been a frenzy of questions and speculations about what the ceremony and subsequent party will look like. Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 16 Oct. 2025 The Wyatt Sicks' members look like they were made for Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights, with creepy masks and imposing frames that would fit any haunted house. Eve Chen, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025 The steps of the terrazzo staircase are intended to look like white piano keys while the jewelry area features a metal mesh backdrop similar to the comb on the mouthpiece of a harmonica. Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2025.

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