Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for look down (on)
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The area is bounded by the Interstate 485/Providence Road interchange and extends south to the South Carolina state line.—
Chase Jordan
April 7,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Apr. 2026 -
David Duran blasted a shot from 25 yards out that hit the crossbar and bounded back in play where Jared Contreras headed it over to Garza who headed it into the net.—
Darren Lauber,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Apr. 2026
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Wall Street analysts are bracing for a volatile road ahead for CoreWeave as its massive infrastructure ramp pressures margins and drives up costs.—
Samantha Subin,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2026
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Few building types constrain their designers more than affordable housing, where the politics are byzantine, budgets meager, rules strict, and margins thin.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
28 Jan. 2026
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Revenues from these arrangements, along with port services for neighboring Ethiopia, underpin the economy.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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The team’s take on a classic tiramisu uses neighboring Summit Coffee.—
Sunny Hubler,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Apr. 2026
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On Israel, which fringes on both the Left and the Right have increasingly abandoned, Gallego questioned those who want to defund defensive support to the Middle Eastern nation.—
Emily Hallas,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Apr. 2026
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The world’s continents are fringed by vast expanses of sand and mud.—
David George Haskell,
Big Think,
27 Mar. 2026
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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 12 Apr. 2026.
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