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as in to express
to make known (as an idea, emotion, or opinion)
the music teacher looked her displeasure with a fierce frown
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as in to intend
to have in mind as a purpose or goal
they were looking to make a fast buck
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as in expression
facial appearance regarded as an indication of mood or feeling
you should have seen the look on your face when we yelled "Surprise!"
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as in appearance
the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality
the bride's father has the look of a prosperous businessman
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as in beauty
looks plural
the qualities in a person or thing that as a whole give pleasure to the senses
a supermodel's career tends to be entirely based on her exceptional good looks
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as in to notice
to make note of (something) through the use of one's eyes
I found her at the mall looking at the new outfits on the mannequins
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as in to explore
to search through or into
the owner is being forced to look into new options for promoting his declining business
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look at
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as in debate
to give serious and careful thought to
Let's look at what we're dealing with here.
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Recent Examples of look
Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Gerard looked comfortable playing before a home crowd.
—Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
As the subtitle indicates, Baker’s book is a critical look at how this idea of entrepreneurialism has been used as a tool to alternatively discipline or distract workers from the ever-increasing concentration of wealth.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
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Even as medicine has become less fatalistic about brain injury, hospitals still rarely look for covert awareness using fMRI.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
Gerard looked comfortable playing before a home crowd.
—Doug Ferguson, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
Noun
Here's your daily look at traffic on major highways in the Kansas City area.
—Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 17 May 2025
As the subtitle indicates, Baker’s book is a critical look at how this idea of entrepreneurialism has been used as a tool to alternatively discipline or distract workers from the ever-increasing concentration of wealth.
—John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for look
Noun
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The use of dance and movement, costuming and even facial expressions during the performance can be as effective, even more so, than words that convey the weight of these gender expectations.—
David L. Coddon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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Participants will discover the creative possibilities of technology in narrative creation, including the application of Afrofuturism to enhance representation and expression.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
22 May 2025
Noun
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Skip the generic logo display and create visual content that signals your expertise and offerings at first glance.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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At first glance, the Al-Khalil Quran Complex looks like any other school.—
Hasan Ali,
Christian Science Monitor,
19 May 2025
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Thus, June’s competition will mark her first appearance at a sanctioned meet since the 2024 U.S. Olympic Trials.—
Caroline Price,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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Her outfit for the final was a black dress whose arms, when lifted, gave the appearance of bat wings — a symbol associated with the young Bibas brothers who were abducted from Israel on Oct. 7 and killed in Gaza.—
Philissa Cramer,
Sun Sentinel,
21 May 2025
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After stepping back from the spotlight, Gary Sinise is letting fans in on his family's private battle with cancer − and finding beauty after tragedy.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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At the time of her death, the beauty guru had 149,000 Instagram followers and over 114,000 TikTok followers, many of whom mourned Marquez in comments on her recent posts.—
Zoey Lyttle,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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Pamela Anderson is baring it all about going bare face.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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As for the new faces, the movie does double duty in proving that Tramell Tillman’s smooth-operator act from Severance can translate beautifully from TV to motion pictures, and that the off-the-charts screen presence Katy O’Brian displayed in Love Lies Bleeding was no one-off fluke.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
15 May 2025
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In these past few weeks, the Yankees are starting to see glimpses of that player.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
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My journey began in Paris and swept through Reims, Mainz, Freiburg, and Zurich, offering glimpses of Europe’s rich agricultural heartlands and vibrant food scenes.—
Hannah Howard,
Travel + Leisure,
17 May 2025
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Motorists are also likely to encounter a heavy security presence as authorities continue to restrict access into the burn areas.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
23 May 2025
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Finding this amino acid in water indicates the presence of fecal coliform bacteria from animal and human waste, which is hard to detect by itself.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2025
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The mother-son duo had bright smiles on their faces.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
17 May 2025
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As a gorgeous white guy with long blonde locks, an eight-pack of abs stored under his cinder-block shoulders, and a wide smile that’s still slim enough to seem unassuming (while still hinting at his inner lawbreaker), Ellis may not look the part of someone who feels picked on.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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“Look.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/look. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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