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

But Burke did not look over at the victim’s parents, who sat stoically in the courtroom in the row right in front of me.

— Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 22 July 2026
The Golden Globe-winner layered the look over a white T-shirt worn in a semi-tuck.

— Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 17 July 2026

Definition of look over

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In June, the Blues acquired the 25-year-old along with a first-round pick and prospect Milton Gastrin from the Washington Capitals in exchange for Jordan Kyrou.

— Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Northern Nigeria boasts commercial-grade lithium deposits that have attracted investment interest from global firms prospecting for green energy minerals.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of prospect

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On the one hand, circulating the ball can slowly run down the opponents’ batteries as they are starved of possession for long periods, pinned further back towards their own goal with legs becoming heavier and minds cloudier.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 18 July 2026
After Hurtado-Cariaco runs down the block, the agents get back into their vehicles.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026

Definition of run down

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The man who was convicted of trying to kill Salman Rushdie is going on trial again, this time in a federal terrorism case that is probing deeper into what allegedly motivated the stabbing on a lecture stage in 2022.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Simulated traffic is populated by AI drivers trained through reinforcement learning to be deliberately difficult, cutting off the test vehicle to probe its weaknesses.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 21 July 2026

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