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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There is a photo, too, of the doll itself, a nude little cherub packaged in a box designed to look like both a manger and an illuminated Bible.
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Hannah Martin never had an exact vision of what her wedding dress would look like.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
And what does a healthy, livable lifestyle look like, both on and off medication?
—Tara Comonte, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Some of them look like they could have been painted by Cézanne.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Hannah Martin never had an exact vision of what her wedding dress would look like.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 9 Feb. 2026
And what does a healthy, livable lifestyle look like, both on and off medication?
—Tara Comonte, Fortune, 9 Feb. 2026
Some of them look like they could have been painted by Cézanne.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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