Thesaurus results for PRESENCES

presences

noun

plural of presence

as in looks

the outward form of someone or something especially as indicative of a quality the orchestra's musical director has a very stately presence

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Recent Examples of presences Most auction houses rushed to develop their online presences when the pandemic hit, making sales comparisons between that pre-2020 and now difficult. —

News Desk, Artforum, 29 Apr. 2026 To adapt, many traditional guidebook publishers maintain robust online presences that often attract more readers than their print editions and offer digital and mobile application versions of their content. —

Suzanne Dundas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Apr. 2026 The Philadelphia Flyers mascot, introduced in September 2018, has long been one of the NHL’s most chaotic presences. —

Ryan Brennan april 23, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026 What does the book quietly suggest about class and labor through these background presences? —

CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026 A number of presences, including Hunter Schafer‘s busybody assistant and Kaia Gerber’s entourage hanger-on, flit about on the periphery while the leads conversationally duke it out. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Apr. 2026 The heaviest presences are in public parks, especially those with easier access to water features. —

Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 9 Apr. 2026 One of the Gamecocks’ only interior presences, center Madina Okot, had three fouls early in the third quarter. —

Marisa Ingemi, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026 Several of United’s flights from O’Hare to Middle East hotspots like Dubai, UAE, and Tel Aviv, Israel, already are on hold, as are several flights from the major Gulf carriers who have strong presences at O’Hare. —

The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026

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Noun

Standing next to my thirteen-year-old brother, Andreas, who did inherit our mother’s good looks, only seemed to amplify my ugliness.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 May 2026
My cocktail, Jesus Can’t Hit a Curveball, was decidedly undramatic in the looks department, but its combination of gin, ginger, celery and serrano peppers was phenomenally vegetal and refreshing.

— Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026