GLANCE (OVER) Synonyms: 55 Similar and Opposite Words

glance (over)

verb

Definition of glance (over)

as in to look over

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Verb

Half of the rooms have water views, while the garden-view rooms look over plantings of palms and other tropical flora, including bright-pink flowering bougainvillea.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2026
Kim Kardashian wove her way through the crowd, pausing perfectly to look over her shoulder for a trailing photographer.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of look over

Verb

These experiments explored how different configurations could support coordinated object handling, transportation, and movement across challenging terrain.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
Right-hander Clay Holmes and left-hander David Peterson, in particular, make sense to explore a return to Chicago given their strengths and how they can be optimized with an elite defense behind them.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of explore

Verb

Some companies use your personal data, like browsing history, to serve different prices to different costumers.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Nov. 2026
In traditional search, a retailer competes for page-one visibility and relies on the shopper to browse.

— Zohar Gilad, Forbes.com, 12 Nov. 2026

Definition of browse

Verb

The bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and three George Washington books turns his gaze to the prospecting dash—second only to the Civil War as the defining event of 19th-century America.

— The Week US, TheWeek, 10 Nov. 2026
Running a digital marketing agency means moving constantly between client communication, team questions, prospecting and research.

— Denis Sinelnikov, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of prospect

Verb

Although bullying usually runs down the chain of power – for example, from a boss to an employee – grade bullying flips that.

— Jason Walker, The Conversation, 3 Nov. 2026
The trial for a man accused of fatally running down his 17-year-old girlfriend in Burlington in 2023 continued Monday with his attorney disputing the findings of the medical examiner who ruled the death a homicide.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

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