Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for look down (on)
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The half-block bounded by 7th and 8th Streets, and K and Merchant Streets, including an Irish pub and Butcher & Barrel.—
Annika Merrilees,
Sacbee.com,
25 June 2025 -
The blaze was burning in the city block bounded by South Los Angeles Street, East 4th Street, Wall Street and Winston Street.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2025
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As volume grows, so does margin leverage — which explains why their operating margins have expanded so violently.—
Josh Brown,Sean Russo,
CNBC,
26 June 2025
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The analysts are also looking out for management to detail a path to margin expansion.—
Kevin Stankiewicz,
CNBC,
8 June 2025
Verb
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The end of hostilities with Iran and the push for peace in Gaza has led Trump and Netanyahu to continue to expand the Abraham Accords and normalize relations between Israel and neighboring Arab states.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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But romance is certainly not in the air for residents of Seoul and neighboring Incheon city, who have been plagued by these pesky insects in recent weeks, as rising temperatures due to climate change spur their spread.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
4 July 2025
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Get in on the summer trend with this striped midi shirtdress, which has a five-button front, short puff sleeves with ruffled cuffs, a tiered skirt, and fringed neck ties.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
People.com,
19 June 2025
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Rock ledges, fringed with rockweed and knotted wrack, are visible at low tide.—
Robert Finch
June 18,
Literary Hub,
18 June 2025
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“Look down (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look%20down%20%28on%29. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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