as in to look over
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for glance (over)
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Advertisement After Homan expressed frustration that the bill wasn’t sailing through Congress and returned to his front row seat, Trump looked over at Homan and smiled.—
Brian Bennett,
Time,
26 June 2025 -
Archaeologists began working on the site looking over the town of Alès in February, and have now revealed the discoveries made there, according to a June 24 news release from the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
25 June 2025
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Companies that stop exploring eventually watch others in their field eat their lunch.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The spot was known to local indigenous farmers, but was never explored in depth by researchers because of its unassuming location.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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This gives parent the ability to create what can be considered a safe environment for their children to browse the web, and this is accomplished by the use of content filtering.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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The whole process, Mill argued, would move voting away from a referendum on a community’s values and toward an act of whimsy, like browsing from an array of calico clothes.—
Gal Beckerman,
The Atlantic,
23 June 2025
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The Oilers acquiring either man wouldn’t be necessary should Bowman successfully sign Oilers prospect Maxim Berezkin out of the KHL this summer.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
22 June 2025
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Still, there’s one woman whose prospects Lucy despairs of.—
Jocelyn Noveck,
Boston Herald,
13 June 2025
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Nikola Jokic #15 of the Denver Nuggets runs down the floor during the first half of game seven of the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center on May 18, 2025 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 June 2025
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With the 2025 New York City Pride March, Rise Up: Pride In Protest, running down Fifth Avenue on Sunday, June 29, the city is full of celebrations and specials.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
24 June 2025
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And while the Mets will probably prioritize an additional arm or two at the trade deadline, Sammon believes the team is likely probing an infield trade as well.—
Peter Chawaga,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 June 2025
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No arrests were filed as members of the NYPD’s Collision Investigation Squad probed the crash.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
21 June 2025
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“Glance (over).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glance%20%28over%29. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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