glance (at)

verb

Definition of glance (at)next
as in to look over

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  1. look over
  2. scan
Verb
  • That ominous focus runs beneath the trailer, beneath the guns, frantic confrontations, cars, and glimpses of a family suddenly forced to look over its shoulder.
    — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 10 Aug. 2026
  • At the picnic table, Anna then turns to look over her shoulder, and the screen cuts to X-ray vision, the music goes grim and the finale ends.
    — Benjamin VanHoose, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Definition of look over
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  • Throughout the operation, the robot autonomously scanned the cardiac tissue, mapped out the precise location of the lesion, and navigated the complex pathway to deploy the cardiac occluder with sub-millimeter precision.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • In 1982 — the entire decade captured with quiet authenticity by production designer Brian Kane — Rita leads what would scan to many like a good-enough life.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of scan
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“Glance (at).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/glance%20%28at%29. Accessed 12 Sep. 2026.

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