look down (on)

verb

Definition of look down (on)next
as in to look (toward)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for look down (on)
  1. bound
  2. margin
  3. neighbor
  4. fringe
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  • For now, though, the puppy who once came bounding into CBS Texas is growing up right before our eyes.
    — Nelly Carreño, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • How Leaders Should Prepare The organizations that get this right will be the ones that deploy agents where the work is bounded, the data is clean and the accountability is clear.
    — Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of bound
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  • Most finance leaders can tell you their revenue and margin to the decimal point.
    — Nick Chandi, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • But with Medicare Advantage costs moderating, analysts said the risk to earnings has decreased and margin progress next year can be meaningful.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 13 July 2026
Definition of margin
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  • And in August 2008, Russia went to war with neighboring Georgia, showing the belligerent new face of Putin’s foreign policy.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026
  • One person also died in neighboring Lithuania after being hit by a falling tree.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of neighbor
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  • Until recently, live streaming was seen as a niche technology and a scrappy alternative to mainstream media, meant mostly for video-game players and fringe political pundits.
    — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Castelo Ventoso is up a long dirt track fringed with cork trees.
    — Lucy Gillmore, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2026
Definition of fringe
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