GLANCE (UPON) Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

glance (upon)

verb

Definition of glance (upon)

as in to touch (upon)

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What instances like those involving Zverev, Andreeva and Rybakina in Madrid also prove is how counterproductive the upcoming French Open’s decision to eschew ELC and continue using the physical traces of the ball is.

— Ava Wallace, New York Times, 4 May 2026
Along with her participation in the hotel nights, this also included, Jane testified, instances where she was asked to fly with drugs for Combs.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 9 June 2025

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ statement backing El-Sayed after the flap did not mention Stevens, a member of his caucus, by name.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
In touting Kimberly-Clark's focus on value, Hsu mentioned the company recently brought some innovation to its value-tier Huggies Snug & Dry.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of mention

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The Politics to Art initiative was launched after Fishman noticed how many campaign signs were winding up in the trash after each election.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 5 Nov. 2026
The brothers began studying the weather more precisely, noticing patterns in forecasts and how the weather actually plays out around us.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of notice

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The Wisconsin Department of Health Services did not specify where the death happened or provide any additional details to protect the privacy of the family.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
The announcement did not specify Northstar’s first flight date or identify a launch vehicle for the engine.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026

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