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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The Dream Pants Imagine a pair of pants that feel like sweats but look like dressy trousers.
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Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
The Cavaliers easily could be full-strength by midseason and look like the favorite to come out of the East this year.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Texas entered Ohio Stadium as the No. 1 team in the nation and did not look like it one bit.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
That can look like meals, childcare or even continuing to check in emotionally with those directly affected.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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Talia Ergas, Travel + Leisure, 31 Aug. 2025
The Cavaliers easily could be full-strength by midseason and look like the favorite to come out of the East this year.
—Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Texas entered Ohio Stadium as the No. 1 team in the nation and did not look like it one bit.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 30 Aug. 2025
That can look like meals, childcare or even continuing to check in emotionally with those directly affected.
—Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
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“Look like.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/look%20like. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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